{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"TLTP 029 - Planning To Fail","description":"With a warranty slightly shorter than its expected lifespan, here's this month's episode of The Last Tuesday Project! This month Alex asks Hayley and Jane about planned obsolescence. Is there a massive conspiracy in the technology industry? How far back does the term's usage go? Are iPhones getting slower? And what's with the lightbulbs?   iOS 12's Biggest Upgrade: An End to Planned Obsolescence Conspiracy Theories Motherboard https:\/\/motherboard.vice.com\/en_us\/article\/j5kd7x\/iphone-slow-planned-obsolescence-ios-12-wwdc Planned Obsolescence: Conspiracy or Cultural Trend? Six Degrees https:\/\/www.six-degrees.com\/planned-obsolescence-conspiracy-cultural-trend\/ Here's the truth about the "planned obsolescence" of tech BBC Future http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/future\/story\/20160612-heres-the-truth-about-the-planned-obsolescence-of-tech The Great Lightbulb Conspiracy IEEE Spectrum https:\/\/spectrum.ieee.org\/tech-history\/dawn-of-electronics\/the-great-lightbulb-conspiracy Technology Rant: Planned Obsolescence YouTube https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=2AvND-RH79o 10,000 Maniacs - Planned Obsolescence YouTube https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=7sVc8lkTfrk The Law and Economics of Planned Obsolescence: A Transatlantic Antitrust Investigation Stanford Law School https:\/\/law.stanford.edu\/projects\/the-law-and-economics-of-planned-obsolescence-a-transatlantic-antitrust-investigation\/ Regulating Planned Obsolescence: A Review of Legal Approaches to Increase Product Durability and Reparability in Europe Wiley Online Library https:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/pdf\/10.1111\/reel.12182 The Culture Of Planned Obsolescence In Technology Companies Thesus.FI Oulu University of Applied Sciences https:\/\/www.theseus.fi\/bitstream\/handle\/10024\/55526\/Keeble_Daniel.pdf An Analysis Of Obsolescence Risk In IT Systems Software Quality Journal https:\/\/link.springer.com\/article\/10.1023\/A:1008808708860 Centennial Light Wikipedia https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Centennial_Light Can you charge double and still keep your customers coming back? BBC News https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/business-34290597 Apple Sued Over Slowing Phones In France, Where Planned Obsolescence Is A Crime The Independent https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/life-style\/gadgets-and-tech\/apple-lawsuit-phones-slow-france-planned-obsolescence-legal-challenge-crime-a8132371.html Apple faces nine lawsuits after admitting it slows iPhones down The Independent https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/business\/news\/apple-iphone-slowdown-lawsuits-sued-slow-old-models-california-new-york-illinois-a8130276.html Plainte Apple obsolescence programme\u0301e 27.12.17 Scribd https:\/\/www.scribd.com\/document\/367959494\/Plainte-Apple-obsolescence-programme-e-27-12-17 Planned Obsolescence Isn't A Thing, But It Is Your Fault Hackaday https:\/\/hackaday.com\/2018\/09\/24\/planned-obsolescence-isnt-a-thing-but-its-your-fault\/ Planned Obsolescence: Why Things Don't Last YouTube https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=toIFN8eR0ro   Do you like what we do and want to show your support? Well, you can now give us a helping hand via Patreon! Just go to https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/LastTuesdayProject. If every listener gave us a dollar a month, we will be able to furnish Tuesday Tower with all sorts of hipster paraphernalia, as well as get Shaun a Hipstermatic 3000 beard trimmer for his birthday. Please donate - he's in dire need of a trim.   This month's icon uses the image "Swan's Hydroelectric Light Bulbs" by Richard on Flickr. The original is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic (CC BY 2.0) License.   Want to get in touch? We're on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Or, you can email us at podcast@lasttuesdayproject.com. With huge thanks, as usual, to Strong4Life for the use of his music. ","author_name":"The Last Tuesday Project","author_url":"http:\/\/www.lasttuesdayproject.com\/","html":"