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Tom Egelhoff
Tom Egelhoff

Mar 5

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Product Planned Obsolescence — Plan or Plot?

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Table of Contents

∘ Disposable Products
∘ Five Types of Obsolescence
∘ · Technological Obsolescence
∘ · Postponed Obsolescence
∘ · Functional obsolescence
∘ · Style Obsolescence
∘ · Planned Obsolescence
· Some Final Thoughts on Planned Obsolescence

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