Planned obsolescence

David & Andrew discuss planned obsolescence, the practice of designing products to need replacing sooner to net the manufacturer more money. Is it a devious plot to get us all to spend more & pollute the environment, or just technology progressing? In our Bad Usability Nightmare, Andrew collects meat from a pub car park. Other things we talk about: 100 year old lightbulb - the "Centennial Light" HP ink cartridges not working after time TV upgrades, & the pointlessness of 8K Links mentioned: Sonos speaker update sparks anger Boring Wikipedia definition of Planned Obsolescence The Phoebus cartel Our shop Our Patreon The Unusable podcast is presented by Andrew Waite & David Ball, who discuss the importance of user experience (UX) in technology & the world around us, & talk about great design that just works - or moan about it when it doesn't. Here's the link to the episode: Music is by [Gold5472](

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Planned obsolescence is an episode from Unusable podcast by Andrew Waite.

This episode is 00:41:22 long.

This episode was published on May 17, 2020.

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