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this post was submitted on 02 Jul 2026
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Companies think and make decisions in this way all the time, against consumer planned obsolescence is a fundamental part of their philosophy. Usually it is in ways that are too technical or esoteric for the general user to follow but here they have forgot themselves and made a play that is obvious to a great many of their customers.