The US automakers really did design their products to look obsolete and, in
fact, to wear out in a short time so they would need to be replaced. That
kind of design logic let other companies get their foot in the door and
compete. Detroit was forced to improve but many factors now make it very
hard to survive. I drive a 20-year-old BMW and it still drives like new and
doesn't look old. /jmac
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From: olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx]On
Behalf Of Bill Pearce
Sent: Wednesday, December 27, 2006 8:34 AM
To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [OM] Re: The new digital discourse [was: Looking back and
forward]
There is tremendous market pressure to sell more product
> of any kind. Selling someone an item they can use for a couple of
> decades does not meet that directive. Therefore the product must be
> made obsolete or made to fail in a reasonable amount of time,
Ah, Steve...perhaps a man old enough to remember Planned Obsolescence?
Bill Pearce
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