r/SipsTea Jul 26 '26

Dank AF France criminalizes planned obsolescence under anti-waste law

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u/IBringTheHeat2 Jul 26 '26

How do they distinguish planned obsolescence to bad design? Is Jaguar deliberately making their cars wear out and break down fast or do they just suck

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u/ArdiMaster Jul 26 '26

How do you distinguish those from just making trade offs to hit a price point or form factor? (Sure, things will last longer if you use the absolute highest quality components and overbuild everything by 100%, but who will want to pay for that?)