Talk:Planned obsolescence (business)

critique[edit]

there should also be a section detailing "phantom" planned obsolescence. This would be a list of items that are frequently alleged to be produced with p.o. in mind but in reality not at all.

light bulbs
textbooks
pantyhose
etc...

List[edit]

This article would be more useful if it had a list of items that this is regularly done with.

Planned obsolescence Page[edit]

Should this page be merged with Planned obsolescence? Mokwella 20:03, 6 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, probably. However, there is a massive divide between the 'business strategist / marketeers' POV and the 'product designer / engineers' POV, which may not be reconcilable. --Davémon 13:08, 21 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Indeed, such dispute exists. But I think the two sides must be discussed in a single page, so that readers can get the contrast of each vision. If nobody disagrees, I'm marking both as mergeable. -- Hatredman 17:06, 27 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]