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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''' 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. | ||
*'''End-of-life product discontinuation (EOL)''' is a generic term describing the discontinuation of production of a product and its parts. | *'''End-of-life product discontinuation (EOL)''' is a generic term describing the discontinuation of production of a product and its parts. | ||
**'''Discontinuation bricking,''' also known as '''Physical discontinuation bricking''' is a symptom of EOL where a product completely ceases functioning, likely because | **'''Discontinuation bricking,''' also known as '''Physical discontinuation bricking''' is a symptom of EOL where a product completely ceases functioning, likely because it is no longer reparable. | ||
**'''Digital discontinuation bricking''' is a symptom of EOL where a product that depends on a network connection ceases functioning either because the company remotely shut down the product or shut down services the product depends upon. | **'''Digital discontinuation bricking''' is a symptom of EOL where a product that depends on a network connection ceases functioning either because the company remotely shut down the product or shut down services the product depends upon. | ||
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== Examples == | ==Examples== | ||
=== Planned obsolescence === | ===Planned obsolescence=== | ||
* [[IPhone planned obsolescence incidencies|IPhone planned obsolescence incidences]] - These definitely exist someone has to write an article. | *[[IPhone planned obsolescence incidencies|IPhone planned obsolescence incidences]] - These definitely exist someone has to write an article. | ||
=== EOL repair blocking actions === | ===EOL repair blocking actions=== | ||
=== Digital discontinuation bricking === | ===Digital discontinuation bricking=== | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||