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Devices aren’t lasting as long as they should. Here’s why

By Margherita Feleppa, Lecturer, School of Law, University of Wollongong
Is your new phone already slowing down or your expensive earphones acting up?

You’re not imagining it. Our products are no longer designed to last, with some barely working a few years before ending up in landfill.

Shortening the lifespan of a product is a strategy known as planned obsolescence.

My new research takes a closer look at…The Conversation


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