There are cases of it. I own a sonicare toothbrush, the batteries in it cannot be replaced, it will be rendered useless when the batteries are dead.
I want to say that Maytag was accused of this in the 70's, because parts in their washers and dryers had parts with a known limited useable life. If planned obsolescence didn't exist they would be no parts and repair market. -----Original Message----- From: Vivec [mailto:gel21...@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, November 20, 2009 1:55 PM To: cf-community Subject: Re: The Story of Stuff - Our Consumer based economy, the third world, and the problems it causes You guys are really hung up on that example of computers. What do you think of Planned Obsolescence itself? 2009/11/20 Scott Stroz <boyz...@gmail.com>: > > Funny, you bitch about 'planned obsolescence' yet you have to be using > a computer in order to post here, just like they used computers to > make that ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want? Let them know on the House of Fusion mailing lists Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:308205 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
