"This article discusses planned obsolescence in marketing as it relates to high technology industries and its impact on the sustainability of the global economy. The problems of environmental impact in the design of new products such as iPods and cellular telephones are noted. Advocates of sustainable design such as Carl Honoré are quoted for their commentary on the issues surrounding durability in consumer goods. Concerns about the life-cycles of goods including office equipment, carpeting, and hybrid electric engines are explored. The author discusses the possibility that tying design to ownership, and the connected problems of disposal, could improve the ecological consciousness of product designers"
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http://www.britannica.com/bps/additionalcontent/18/33323405/Designing-for-Destruction
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Fahad AlNassar
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this topic reminds me of the digital cameras business..
ReplyDeleteit's so intimidating that every once and then they pronounce that they have new camera in the market.
who's benefiting from that?
is that good thing? i mean for us as consumers?
Fahad AlNassar