tl;dw Technology Connections goes into the details of tungsten filament incandescent, explaining why the purported 1000 hour length runtime limit set by Phoebus Cartel was not, or at least was not...
tl;dw Technology Connections goes into the details of tungsten filament incandescent, explaining why the purported 1000 hour length runtime limit set by Phoebus Cartel was not, or at least was not mainly for the sake of, of planned obsolescence.
Another great example of how simple narratives can often miss so much nuance as to be practically wrong. Also funny how much the introduction of the topic mimics Tom Scotts old Citation Needed...
Another great example of how simple narratives can often miss so much nuance as to be practically wrong.
Also funny how much the introduction of the topic mimics Tom Scotts old Citation Needed episode about the centennial lightbulb, although that's not very surprising considering they know each other.
This was a really good video. I do, of course, still think that planned obsolescence is a thing, especially with globalization, since the biggest of companies don't have anywhere to expand to....
This was a really good video.
I do, of course, still think that planned obsolescence is a thing, especially with globalization, since the biggest of companies don't have anywhere to expand to. This is also probably why we are seeing a shift to subscription based products more and more.
Another nuance which also often gets missed is that while we want things to be buy and forget, for companies, products are not sell and forget. If my 10 year old refrigerator breaks down, I expect to be able to repair it, meaning that the company needs to keep producing spare parts to support old products. For tech based products, it gets worse as companies now need to keep providing software and security updates. So while we think we are paying for the product, it usually also comes built in with a support service which lasts a few years. So the company keeps providing service against the initial one-time payment.
While my view hasn't suddenly changed to say that corporations are all saintly, this video definitely gave me a new perspective which I hadn't considered earlier.
tl;dw Technology Connections goes into the details of tungsten filament incandescent, explaining why the purported 1000 hour length runtime limit set by Phoebus Cartel was not, or at least was not mainly for the sake of, of planned obsolescence.
Another great example of how simple narratives can often miss so much nuance as to be practically wrong.
Also funny how much the introduction of the topic mimics Tom Scotts old Citation Needed episode about the centennial lightbulb, although that's not very surprising considering they know each other.
This was a really good video.
I do, of course, still think that planned obsolescence is a thing, especially with globalization, since the biggest of companies don't have anywhere to expand to. This is also probably why we are seeing a shift to subscription based products more and more.
Another nuance which also often gets missed is that while we want things to be buy and forget, for companies, products are not sell and forget. If my 10 year old refrigerator breaks down, I expect to be able to repair it, meaning that the company needs to keep producing spare parts to support old products. For tech based products, it gets worse as companies now need to keep providing software and security updates. So while we think we are paying for the product, it usually also comes built in with a support service which lasts a few years. So the company keeps providing service against the initial one-time payment.
While my view hasn't suddenly changed to say that corporations are all saintly, this video definitely gave me a new perspective which I hadn't considered earlier.