Planned Obsolescence, also known as ‘why things that you buy might break much sooner than you wanted’. Why is your inkjet printer always out of ink? Does your iPhone get slower every update? (spoiler alert: it used to!) Tune in and find out the whys and hows!

Sources:

Inkjet printers:

• Ars Technica, 6 June 2007, ‘Study: Inkjet printers are filthy, lying thieves‘
• Top Class Actions, 24 September 2018, ‘HP Ink Cartridge Monopoly Class Action Lawsuit Settles for $1.5M‘
• Top Class Actions, 16 April 2020, ‘HP Class Action Alleges Printer Ink Defect‘
• ClassAction.org, 29 May 2020, ‘HP Intentionally Failed to Disclose OfficeJet Printers Won’t Print Black and White Without Color Ink, Class Action Alleges‘

Misc.:

• Battery University on How to Prolong Lithium-based batteries
• CBS Boston, July 15 2020, ‘Apple Customers Can Submit Claims As Part Of Settlement Over Slowing Down iPhones’
• Medium.com, Ryan Finlay on Appliances lasting longer in the past

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