Made to break : technology and obsolescence in America /
by Slade, Giles.
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BookPublisher: Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2006Description: 330 p. ; 22 cm.ISBN: 0674022033.Subject(s): Technological innovations -- United StatesOnline resources: Table of contents Summary: Explains how companies are relying on the planned obsolescence business model, in which a new product is purposely designed not to last as long as earlier models in the hopes of driving up consumer need.
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Book | NF 609.73 S (Browse shelf) | Available | H039895555 |
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Booklist, March 2006
Choice, September 2006
Explains how companies are relying on the planned obsolescence business model, in which a new product is purposely designed not to last as long as earlier models in the hopes of driving up consumer need.
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