Not exact matches
It takes initiative, a mindset of
planned obsolescence and innovation, and a concerted effort to «see around the corner,» to see things that your customers will need, even if they don't realize it yet.
Apple is
not admitting to
planned obsolescence.
The fact is that we have whole industries employing the most advanced scientific and psychological skills to promote institutionalized deceit,
not only the advertising and public relations industry, but manufacturers who rely on deceptive packaging and
planned obsolescence, and the drug companies who promote drugs before they know what the side effects may be.
I wont go into speculative reasons of their wrong behavior such as, premium shells rolling higher, matchmaking being rigged, or releasing overpowered pay to win content (then nerfing it when they release new pay to win content, aka
planned obsolescence), or anything else which cant be verified but is widely thought as true, I will simply state the facts which are more than enough to show you this game is
not worth your time or money.
The company explicitly rejected
planned obsolescence and annual model changes, stating its expectation that you would keep your handsome but
not flashy Volvo wagon a long time.
The styling of the 1949 Diamond T Model 201 pickup can be traced back to 1936 (Diamond T didn't go in for
planned obsolescence).
For those of you actually following the Amiibo «craze» (because why wouldn't you love having your child like love for a bunch of corporate icons exploited through
planned scarcity and iterative
obsolescence) you might have seen that an exclusive Palutena Amiibo was set to go on sale on Amazon's web site this evening at 2 pm, Read more about This is Just Fucking Ridiculous -LSB-...]
«Death Valley
n ° 4» (1975) reflects an interest in American subjects (especially film noir), but also the death drive of
planned -
obsolescence consumer culture.
It seems he's another victim of
planned obsolescence, but all I can say is watch til the end (I don't want to spoil the movie for you).
I agree with you about the
planned obsolescence (though I suspect, based on pure hunch, that it isn't always entirely
planned these days, but is sometimes emergent from «the way we do things.»)
That is why the professions are regulated and held to high standards, and, for example, appliance salespeople do
not have to be regulated (their ability to sell fridges is limited by the number of cut - outs in counters in Canada, the
planned obsolescence, and the desire of some to keep up with the Joneses.
He continues by hinting that Essential won't have a product schedule premised on
planned obsolescence that forces customers to update their device every year.
French consumer fraud group DGCCRF, part of the country's economy ministry, last week launched a preliminary investigation into Apple over «alleged deception» and «
planned obsolescence» of Apple products, reports Reuters.The investigation follows Apple's admission that it slows down some older iPhones with degraded batteries during times of peak power usage in order to prevent unexpected shutdowns.Apple introduced the power management feature in iOS 10.2.1 following complaints of unexpected shutdowns in the iPhone 6s, but Apple did
not make it clear to consumers that it was due to battery deterioration nor did Apple inform customers that it could cause occasional performance slowdowns.Apple has since apologized for its lack of communication and introduced a new policy that
Rumors of
planned obsolescence have plagued Apple for years, and this controversy certainly doesn't help.
Yet this alleged plot, also known as «
planned obsolescence», isn't to blame; instead, Apple says it is throttling performance to prevent random shutdowns.
But the firm still faces lawsuits from around the world for
not being open about its actions, and is being investigated by a French watchdog for «alleged deception and
planned obsolescence.»
While everything sounds good at first, the changes that Apple made are believed to have pushed some iPhone users to newer - generation models, a move that is often referred to as
planned obsolescence and which is
not only unfair for customers, but also illegal in some markets.
Right now, the company just looks like it's kept this important function a secret in the name of earning more money through
planned obsolescence, and that's
not a good look for Apple.
Apple isn't the only firm accused of using «
planned obsolescence» as a way of getting consumers to upgrade.
Planned obsolescence in an Apple product isn't a new suggestion, but Apple's confirmation that it slows down older iPhones (in a feature that was introduced last year, and is present on devices as recent as the iPhone 7) has raised a lot of concerns.