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by JKCalhoun
1487 days ago
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Lightbulb cartel, I agree. But that's ancient history now. Any current "cartel" would no doubt also have a Wikipedia page write-up. Maybe I should have said I am unaware of any current planned-obsolescence directive. I was, to be sure, putting some of the blame on the consumer, there are other reasons though — like the always moving technology wavefront that makes composite-video "obsolete", SCSI "obsolete", etc. Your printer example is the first I had heard about a printer designed to stop after 'n' prints. That sounds ripe for a class-action lawsuit. |
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AFAIK the printer manufacturer hasn't been affected by any class-action lawsuit (yet) regarding its design.