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Re:Intel to Cut 12,000 Jobs, Forecast Misses Amid PC Blight by taneq on Tuesday April 19, 2016 @08:42PM (#11531580)
That's precisely the "issue", and it's only a problem if you make it a problem. The early-adopter and rapid-early-development churn is slowing down because processor technology is maturing and has reached full market penetration, so the market for new devices is shrinking. It's like a hotdog stand calling it a "market crash" when they've sold everyone a hotdog and nobody's hungry after lunchtime.

The automotive industry faced the same issue a long time ago, and their solution was to turn cars into a fashion statement. You no longer upgrade your car because your old one is worn out, you upgrade to signal your wealth through conspicuous consumption. The mobile phone market is somewhat the same way. The desktop PC market? Not so much.

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Re:Intel to Cut 12,000 Jobs, Forecast Misses Amid PC Blight by floatrock on Tuesday April 19, 2016 @09:06PM (#11531644)
Ain't that a bit sad, all that energy and pollution going towards planned obsolescence so that he with the shiniest toys wins?

There is some legitimate utility derived from novelty -- I don't want to be walking around in my grandfather's battered rags either -- but I wonder if some day we can shift towards something more sustainable and less paying to dig consumerist holes then paying again to fill them back in.

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Re:Intel to Cut 12,000 Jobs, Forecast Misses Amid PC Blight by taneq on Tuesday April 19, 2016 @09:27PM (#11531707)
Yeah, I never went in for replacing things just for the 'new car smell'. That's probably why I drive a nearly-30-year-old car. :)

The point about your grandad's battered rags is that they're battered rags, though, not that they're old. His good leather jacket is probably still perfectly serviceable today.

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Re:Intel to Cut 12,000 Jobs, Forecast Misses Amid PC Blight by sjg007 on Wednesday April 20, 2016 @01:55AM (#11532503)
My leather jacket is 20 years old and in great shape.
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