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Planned obsolescence is a business strategy where a product is designed in such a way that it will inevitably fail or become obsolete and require replacement with a non-obsolete product. Planned obsolescence directly harms the consumer by reducing product lifetime and by generating unnecessary waste.

== How planned obsolescence impacts consumer rights ==

==How planned obsolescence impacts consumer rights==

Planned obsolescence is undeniably harmful to consumers as it directly harms product functionality, in addition this obsolescence inevitably generates waste.

== References ==

=== Excessive waste ===

Planned obsolescence is implemented with the intent that the consumer will replace their dysfunctional product with a functioning one; companies would like the dysfunctional product to disappear into the void but obsolete products usually end up being discarded if they cannot be recycled.

=== Obfuscation of true product value ===

It is difficult for a consumer to predict how planned obsolescence will damage their purchase overtime which will make them unable to come to accurate conclusions on whether a purchase is worth the price.

=== Dependence on third-party repairs ===

Some consumers may be interested in maintaining their device by replacing obsolete components with newer ones, consumers will inevitably look to third-parties for repair which may open the user to [[security]] and [[safety]] risks. Companies make this difficult by putting [[DRM]] into their products to prevent unauthorized component replacement thus which worsens the waste problem<ref>Insert reference to company doing this</ref>.

== Examples ==

* [[IPhone planned obsolescence incidencies|IPhone planned obsolescence incidences]] - These definitely exist someone has to write an article.

==References==

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 Planned obsolescence is a business strategy where a product is designed in such a way that it will inevitably fail or become obsolete and require replacement with a non-obsolete product. Planned obsolescence directly harms the consumer by reducing product lifetime and by generating unnecessary waste.
-== How planned obsolescence impacts consumer rights ==
+==How planned obsolescence impacts consumer rights==
+Planned obsolescence is undeniably harmful to consumers as it directly harms product functionality, in addition this obsolescence inevitably generates waste.<!-- We may want to refer to Discontinuation bricking, some instances of discontinuation bricking could be considered planned obsolescence. -->
-== References ==
+=== Excessive waste ===
+Planned obsolescence is implemented with the intent that the consumer will replace their dysfunctional product with a functioning one; companies would like the dysfunctional product to disappear into the void but obsolete products usually end up being discarded if they cannot be recycled.
+=== Obfuscation of true product value ===
+It is difficult for a consumer to predict how planned obsolescence will damage their purchase overtime which will make them unable to come to accurate conclusions on whether a purchase is worth the price.
+=== Dependence on third-party repairs ===
+Some consumers may be interested in maintaining their device by replacing obsolete components with newer ones, consumers will inevitably look to third-parties for repair which may open the user to [[security]] and [[safety]] risks. Companies make this difficult by putting [[DRM]] into their products to prevent unauthorized component replacement thus which worsens the waste problem<ref>Insert reference to company doing this</ref>.
+== Examples ==
+* [[IPhone planned obsolescence incidencies|IPhone planned obsolescence incidences]] - These definitely exist someone has to write an article.
+==References==
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 [[Category:Articles in need of additional work]]
 [[Category:Articles requiring expansion]]
 [[Category:Common terms]]