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The Breaking Point

The Breaking Point: The End of Planned Obsolescence?

BusinessWeek -- Innovation of the Week imageGiles Slade, author of Made to Break, talks to BW's Reena Jana about how industrial designers, corporations, and consumers alike can benefit from breaking the cycle of "planned obsolescence," or the deliberately short lifespans of gadgets, vehicles, and c

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