Ellen Ullman

It had to happen to me sometime: sooner or later, I would have to lose sight of the cutting edge. That moment every technical person fears - the fall into knowledge exhaustion, obsolescence, techno-fuddy-duddyism - there was no reason to think I could escape it forever.

American

James Surowiecki

Publishers, naturally, loathe used books and have developed strategies to depress the secondhand market. They bring out new, even more expensive editions of popular textbooks every three to four years, in a classic cycle of planned obsolescence.

American Journalist

Myles Munroe

We live in a disposable, 'cast-off and throw-away' society that has largely lost any real sense of permanence. Ours is a world of expiration dates, limited shelf life, and planned obsolescence. Nothing is absolute.

Bahamian Clergyman

Walt Mossberg

People always worry that buying tech products today carries a risk of obsolescence. Most of the time, that fear is overblown.

Lisa Joy

I personally am not so obsessed about immortality for myself. The human body has been designed that way, obsolescence is OK.

American Director

Jonathan Miles

It drives me crazy to throw something out. I find planned obsolescence revolting.

Robert Orben

Planned obsolescence is not really a new concept. God used it with people.

American Entertainer

Marshall McLuhan

Obsolescence never meant the end of anything, it's just the beginning.

Canadian Sociologist

Tony Benn

Britain today is suffering from galloping obsolescence.

English Politician

Kent McCord

Instead, most colleges are studies in obsolescence.

American Actor

In tech talk, 'obsolescence' suggests items are outdated quickly due to new advancements.

Tech Evolution

'Obsolescence' can mean still functional but no longer considered valuable or useful.

Not Broken

Obsolescence often implies the need to replace something with a newer version.

Upgrading

Obsolescence isn't about damage; it's being not wanted even if working.

Unwanted but Functional

The word reflects quick changes in society or technology, making things obsolete faster.

Rapid Change

Obsolescence suggests the obsolete object or skill still exists but isn't preferred.

Still Existing

 those equipment that way we're not going to deal with obsolescence and all those kind of issues we are also starting ancillary healthcare technology training programs training people in e-coat echocardiography cadet officer and those kind of things now with that kind of training it gives people motivation

Making high quality...

 just didn't exist yet. I needed tools that were robust, modular, highly efficient and optimized, low-cost, made from local and recycled materials that would last a lifetime, not designed for obsolescence.