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Planned obsooescence is a time bomb in products, particularly electronics by [Apple](/s/crApple). It means deliberately making a device become defunct sooner and components last for a shorter time. It is a tactic to make people purchase their next product sooner (after the deliberately shortened lifespan of their previous product expired). # Should planned obsolescence be **outlawed?**

Planned obsooescence is a time bomb in products, particularly electronics by .

It means deliberately making a device become defunct sooner and components last for a shorter time.

It is a tactic to make people purchase their next product sooner (after the deliberately shortened lifespan of their previous product expired).

Should planned obsolescence be outlawed?

No.
Yes, it should be outlawed.

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absolutely. there are many simple people like me who want to drive the same pickup forever and just keep it running. we don't need anything fancy. we just want to be left alone. I was taught to buy good and mend as needed. everything I own is repaired junk. we cant do that if the only trucks out there are plastic shitboxes that are impossible for us to fix without proprietary tools, software, and procedures?