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planned obsolescence  

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  • Planned obsolescence is the outcome of “a deliberate decision by suppliers that a product should no longer be functional or desirable after a predetermined period” (Cooper 2010, 4). The term obsolescence, originally derived from the Latin soleo (to be used to) and ob- (away), refers to a state or condition of having fallen into disuse. [Source: Encyclopedia of Consumer Culture; Planned Obsolescence]

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