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Originally Posted by Ralph Sir Edward
Isn't that planned obsolescence? Obsolescence by software and equipment design? (And they joy is the company can pick exactly when they want to obsolete the hardware...
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No, not necessarily. Technology advances and grows, its prices fall...and then is adopted.
In other words, they couldn't have made an iPhone six back then - many of the components and manufacturing processes probably weren't available then...and if they were, almost certainly not at the wholesale prices for which Apple is able to acquire them today.
Also, companies can't predict what features will become important to consumers.
edit: and computer security is an on-going thing.