Made to break is a history of twentiethcentury technology as seen through the. Publishing, technology, and the future of the academy is a book by kathleen. Planned obsolescence have you ever wondered why your smartphone or toaster oven doesnt seem to last very long, even though technology is becoming better and better. Thats sort of the conspiracy theory of planned obsolescence, says. Welcome to the world of planned obsolescencea business model, a way of. This cartel is the most obvious example of planned obsolescence s origins because those papers have been found, says giles slade, author of the book made to break. Understanding planned obsolescence is a highly structured, easily digested overview of this situation, from multiple angles. It occurs in electronics, video games, textbooks, light bulbs, cars, etc. Apple just got smacked with a class action lawsuit after the tech giant admitted it slowed down older iphones. Which is your opinion position on planned obsolesce nce. Choices outstanding academic title list for 20academic insti. Planned obsolescence is built into many products, although there is a downside for the environment and consumers.
Planned obsolescence also called builtin obsolescence or premature obsolescence in industrial design and economics is a policy of planning or designing a product with an artificially limited useful life, so that it becomes obsolete i. This book gives us a detailed and harrowing picture of how, by. If all goes according to plan, the book will be forthcoming from nyu press, which is sending the. Facing these issues headon, kathleen fitzpatrick focuses on the technological changesespecially greater utilization of internet publication technologies. In his book the waste makers, social critic vance packard outlined the three prongs of planned obsolescence. Publishing, technology, and the future of the academy is a book by kathleen fitzpatrick, director of scholarly communication at the modern language association and visiting research professor of english at new york university, published by nyu press on november 1, 2011. Unless we all buy more, there will be recession and further austerity. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Planned obsolescence is a business strategy in which the obsolescence the process of becoming obsoletethat is, unfashionable or no longer usable of a product is planned and built into it from. Pope even makes the argument that planned obsolescence is responsible for the recession and the financial crisis. Here are 22 antiquated technologies that are actually quite young and which people. Publishing, technology, and the future of the academy by fitzpatrick, kathleen isbn.
Heres the truth about the planned obsolescence of tech. Which is your opinion position on planned obsolescence. If youve ever been frustrated by the idea of keeping up with the latest and greatest thing, then you arent alone. Planned obsolescence have you ever wondered why your smartphone or toaster oven doesnt seem to last very long, even though technology is. The idea of planned obsolescence isnt a new one, its about deliberately outdating an item only to turn around and release a new and better one. Bad book, this book is bot what i thought it would be about, this was partly my fault but mostly the title on the books fault for being wrong and miss leading, wasted money on it and its nothing about planned obsolescence in products, if yours a product designer and are looking for a planned obsolescence book this is not it do not buy it. Publishing, technology, and the future of the academy. Try searching on jstor for other items related to this book.