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arrow-up11.57Kimagegraceful degradation: the opposite of planned obsolescenceslrpnk.netstabby_cicada@slrpnk.net to Solarpunk technology@slrpnk.net · 2 years agomessage-square89fedilink
minus-squarepomodoro_longbreak@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-22 years agoI see what you mean. I suppose the difference is the intent and the effect on the customer. Obsolescence: the device is poorly maintained, or designed to make using it past the desired (for shareholders) support date miserable. Grace: the product is designed to keep functioning past the point where normally it would cease to be of use to the customer.
I see what you mean. I suppose the difference is the intent and the effect on the customer.