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Old 30-09-2015, 10:04 AM
AndrewJ
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someone else had it well before me. Planned obsolescence.
Ref the first and best masters of the game.
http://spectrum.ieee.org/geek-life/h...ulb-conspiracy
I really liked the bit on how they actually did quite a lot of research and spent a LOT of money on making sure the devices were so well made that they failed at the given time. ( Bit like printer cartridges )
Andrew
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