Light bulb lifespans had by 1924 increased to the point of crimping sales. So "Phoebus", a lighting cartel, jointly agreed to reduce light bulb life to a 1,000-hour standard. #plannedObsolescence
RustyBertrand on Nostr: Contrived durability is a strategy of shortening the product lifetime before it is ...
Contrived durability is a strategy of shortening the product lifetime before it is released onto the market, by designing it to deteriorate quickly. Other schemes include, prevention of repairs, style obsolescence, systemic obsolescence, and programmed obsolescence, Apple.inc uses all 4.
Light bulb lifespans had by 1924 increased to the point of crimping sales. So "Phoebus", a lighting cartel, jointly agreed to reduce light bulb life to a 1,000-hour standard. #plannedObsolescence
Light bulb lifespans had by 1924 increased to the point of crimping sales. So "Phoebus", a lighting cartel, jointly agreed to reduce light bulb life to a 1,000-hour standard. #plannedObsolescence