Aliens? Really? They're teaching aliens in school, now?
And as for things failing within a set period, I've gotten into the mindset that anything I buy will (at least in part) be used to plan for the next or better of those I buy, whether it's a laptop, a car, a place or time in a place to live, &c. Because when this one is done, I want to minimize the time in which I am without it.
I'm taking a Frauds, Myths and Pseudoscience course. Most of the time it's interesting. Well, even when insane people are talking it's interesting it's just head-hurty.
See, I'm of the midset that if I'm going to shell out a whole load of cash for something, I darn well want it to work as long as possible. I don't want my house to fall down in twenty years, nor do I want to replace it. I like keeping my computers as long as possible since every time I have to switch the changing-over process takes so freaking long that I haven't completed the swap from two computers back, and I still don't have most of my stuff off the server. And I don't see the point in buying a brand-name when the no-name works the exact same way and all you're paying for is the name. Which is why I don't own an iAnything. All you're really paying for is the logo.
Planned obsolescence just doesn't make sense in my mind as a good long term strategy. All it really is is a money grab.
Of course, Brand name and style has nothing to do with lastability. You'll notice I don't have an iAnything either, other than iTunes, but that's because it's a)free, and b)roughly 349'652.7 times better at organizing music than Windows Media Player.
Planning for the next computer, for example, isn't to the exclusion of preserving the one you have. I like this computer, and how I've been able to keep it in pretty new condition (other than the HDD crash)for this year or so that I've had it. But computers are prime targets of becoming obsolete quickly, especially for game developers. So even though I'm keeping this computer in top shape, it won't stop me from putting a money aside for the next one when the opportunity arises.
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And as for things failing within a set period, I've gotten into the mindset that anything I buy will (at least in part) be used to plan for the next or better of those I buy, whether it's a laptop, a car, a place or time in a place to live, &c. Because when this one is done, I want to minimize the time in which I am without it.
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See, I'm of the midset that if I'm going to shell out a whole load of cash for something, I darn well want it to work as long as possible. I don't want my house to fall down in twenty years, nor do I want to replace it. I like keeping my computers as long as possible since every time I have to switch the changing-over process takes so freaking long that I haven't completed the swap from two computers back, and I still don't have most of my stuff off the server. And I don't see the point in buying a brand-name when the no-name works the exact same way and all you're paying for is the name. Which is why I don't own an iAnything. All you're really paying for is the logo.
Planned obsolescence just doesn't make sense in my mind as a good long term strategy. All it really is is a money grab.
/very jaded and cynical about today's market
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Planning for the next computer, for example, isn't to the exclusion of preserving the one you have. I like this computer, and how I've been able to keep it in pretty new condition (other than the HDD crash)for this year or so that I've had it. But computers are prime targets of becoming obsolete quickly, especially for game developers. So even though I'm keeping this computer in top shape, it won't stop me from putting a money aside for the next one when the opportunity arises.
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