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: https://podcast.theunusable.com/podcasts/017-planned-obsolescence.mp3 Music is by [Gold5472](https://gold5472.newgrounds.com/)