Re: "A Forth OS In 46 Bytes"

dxf <dxforth@gmail.com> writes:

Are customers driving obsolescence - or it's forced on them by manufacturers?

How?

I could go for 10 years without upgrading phones, computers etc.  But I'm not
given the chance.

My phone is from 2009.  Nobody forces me to abandon it.  What chance
are you not given.

I recently updated much of my PC after 9 years, but not because I was
forced to.  In our office we tend to use the machines for 15-20 years.
E.g., our web server was bought in 2021 and replaced one from 2005.
But the 2005-vintage machine is still there and can be used when the
need arises.

What takes the chance from you to use your hardware for longer if you
want to?

- anton
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