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Meanings of delayed self-destruction in English

Russian
плановое устаревание
Portuguese
obsolescencia programada
Spanish
obsolencia planificada
Catalan
obsolescència planificada

Practice of planning or designing a product with an artificially limited useful life.

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        Examples for "planned obsolescence"
        Examples for "planned obsolescence"
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        So I learned about planned obsolescence, advertising, and other tools for promoting consumerism.
        The story of stuff
        2
        Just like any software company, DisneyQuest has built its business model around planned obsolescence.
        Wired
        3
        That's a tall order in the era of planned obsolescence.
        Wired
        4
        Every year around this time, the same rumors pop up around iPhones and planned obsolescence.
        Wired
        5
        It is driven by another outlandish norm: planned obsolescence.
        The Guardian
        1
        The site had overlooked the obvious problem of its built-in obsolescence.
        The Guardian
        2
        Success in Hollywood comes with built-in obsolescence.
        The Guardian
        3
        When it came to white goods, for far too long consumers put up with nonsense notions of built-in obsolescence.
        The Irish Times
        4
        As they prepare to promote their second album, Version 2.0, they know they're fighting a battle against built-in obsolescence.
        The Irish Times
        5
        It's also good to see B&O provide a replaceable battery (770mAh) with these headphones, removing the built-in obsolescence that other Bluetooth headphones invariably have.
        News.com.au