stabby_cicada@slrpnk.net to Solarpunk technology@slrpnk.net · 10 months agograceful degradation: the opposite of planned obsolescenceslrpnk.netimagemessage-square91fedilinkarrow-up11.55Karrow-down135
arrow-up11.52Karrow-down1imagegraceful degradation: the opposite of planned obsolescenceslrpnk.netstabby_cicada@slrpnk.net to Solarpunk technology@slrpnk.net · 10 months agomessage-square91fedilink
minus-squarepomodoro_longbreak@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-210 months agoI see what you mean. I suppose the difference is the intent and the effect on the customer. Obsolescence: the device is poorly maintained, or designed to make using it past the desired (for shareholders) support date miserable. Grace: the product is designed to keep functioning past the point where normally it would cease to be of use to the customer.
I see what you mean. I suppose the difference is the intent and the effect on the customer.