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11-26-2011, 12:33 AM
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planned obsolescence
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11-26-2011, 10:23 AM
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I haven't heard that term, planned obsolescence, in ages. Oddly though, my hippie teachers in grade school taught us about this. About how companies made stuff that was intended not to last so they could sell more. 70's cars are a good example of this.
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