Planned obsolescence shatters the myth of capitalist innovation
Planned obsolescence shatters the myth of capitalist innovation
(Geert Vanden Wijngaert/AP) M. A. Booth | Red Phoenix correspondent | Kentucky– The cheerleaders of capitalist barbarity are oftentimes found defending their system of greed and exploitation …
Personally I see planned obsolescence as exactly capitalist innovation - the innovation being how to extract more wealth from people
Capitalist = SELL
Capitalist innovation = SELL MORE
Joke lands better with fewer words so I upvote this one instead of the other, similar comment you made. Both were good.
Planned obsolescence is a form of artificial scarcity!
repair is a revolutionary act
Planned obsolescence took off in the 1950s. It’s not new, or exclusive to electronics. It’s funny this article criticizes Apple over Samsung or Google. Apple provides hardware repair for 5-6 years after manufacture.
Apple provides hardware repair for 5-6 years after manufacture
They also design their systems in such a way that only Apple can repair it. That is in no way a positive. Why pair screens to devices? Because then Apple controls the whole chain, even repairs, which used to be doable by a whole independent industry. It is peak corporate greed that their marketing team tries to play off as in the best interest of customers, even though it just means customers have fewer choices and pay much, much more.
Apple may provide repairs, but if the repair costs as much as a new device then it's planned obsolescence in disguise.
They’re far less expensive to repair than replace. You can see the part cost for the most commonly needed repairs here.
A new logic board costs as much as a new computer. Hard drives are impossible to replace, RAM upgrades are hard, and even opening a Mac or iPhone voids your warranty. Not to mention all their nonsense with macOS upgrade requirements, batteries, and so on.
Logic boards are indeed expensive, and primary components are soldered directly to the logic board of portable computers. Opening your device absolutely does not void your warranty. Using a third-party part does not void your warranty, other than its application to the third-party component, or damage as the result of a non-AASP repair.
https://www.apple.com/legal/sales-support/terms/repair/Retail_Repair_US_Terms_Conditions.html
Capitalist = SELL
Capitalist innovation = SELL MORE
I mean, they weren't lying. mostly.