Built in obsolescence - producing a product with a planned lifetime - occurs for many reasons. Things used to be built to last, now they're bult to last just long enough. But it has its problems. Mainly that the product may not play to required time scale.
I have a HTC Touch HD and it's one of best phones I've ever had, probably the best phone available bar its successor, the HTC Touch HD 2. I'm due a free upgrade through Orange in 2 days. My Touch HD broke down 2 days ago.
Under my insurance plan with Orange I've just received a brand new Touch HD. In 2 days I can upgrade my phone and be the proud owner of 2 brand new phones, all thanks to HTC's slightly out of sync obsolescence. However, I may use the fact that I have a brand new, undented, unscratched phone to allow me to wait until the Touch HD 2 comes to Orange (what is taking Orange soooo long? T-Mobile had it ages ago.)
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I have a HTC Touch HD and it's one of best phones I've ever had, probably the best phone available bar its successor, the HTC Touch HD 2. I'm due a free upgrade through Orange in 2 days. My Touch HD broke down 2 days ago.
Under my insurance plan with Orange I've just received a brand new Touch HD. In 2 days I can upgrade my phone and be the proud owner of 2 brand new phones, all thanks to HTC's slightly out of sync obsolescence. However, I may use the fact that I have a brand new, undented, unscratched phone to allow me to wait until the Touch HD 2 comes to Orange (what is taking Orange soooo long? T-Mobile had it ages ago.)
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