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587 sats \ 7 replies \ @kepford 23 Jan \ parent \ on: Expensive fridges are dying young. Owners are suing, claiming fraud tech

Apple is a master of this planned obsolescence and making functional products look old. Ask yourself why they change their UI so often. They aren't just trying to make it better. I would argue it is more of akin to the fashion industry.

Many years ago when I was an avid Apple fan I was the odd ball. Now if you don't have the latest iPhone you are the odd ball weirdo. I'm fine with it but it is interesting to watch how the tribalism is affected by branding/marketing/propaganda. I don't think it is on accident at all.

30 sats \ 6 replies \ @WeAreAllSatoshi 23 Jan

I don’t necessarily disagree with what you’ve said, but I do think their support lifecycle for devices is quite good. As far as I can remember, Apple’s iPhone devices receive security updates and OS updates far longer than anything android. I think that probably argues against planned obsolescence at least a little bit.

100 sats \ 0 replies \ @kepford 23 Jan

Sorry, I should have communicated this more clearly. I am referring to their use of design ascetic. That's why I mention fashion. They do have decent support regarding security updates and OR upgrades.

0 sats \ 4 replies \ @aoeu 23 Jan

I had a Powerbook that used for about a decade. It was what I used up until my current M1 Pro MBP. Maybe Apple makes older functional products look old, but that could be because of the features on the newer models rather than a sinister programming to stop your older product from working.

0 sats \ 3 replies \ @kepford 23 Jan

I don't think they try to make things not work over time. I think they try to make things look old and out of vogue. Hence my analogy with fashion. I don't really view it as sinister. After all people can choose to buy other products. I think they want you buying new Apple products every few years whether you need them or not though. The term planned obsolescence triggers sinister conspiracy vibes. I don't think that is the case. I think its just how they compete. Fashion over function. They have some of the greatest designers in the world.

1 sat \ 0 replies \ @aoeu 23 Jan

That makes sense. I missed the fashion part/ design esthetic

0 sats \ 1 reply \ @clownworld 24 Jan

Well they did get sued for slowing down older model iPhones on purpose. They were forced to stop it.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @aoeu 24 Jan

That's true but the stated reason for slowing down older models was because degraded batteries caused issues with reliability of the phone. This process still happens now but I think there is at least a message that pops up telling you what is happening and you have the option to turn that feature off. The fine was for making that software change without alerting the user.