[Slight OT] TDPL in Russia

[BCS]

Hello Nick,

> "Steven Schveighoffer" <schveiguy at yahoo.com> wrote in message
>>
> Obsolescence comes from three things:
> 
> 1. Forced by big business strong-arming people into buying products
> via subscription model.
> 
> 2. Physical breaking down.
> 
> 3. The consumer *themself* deciding to get the new one *despite* the
> old one still working fine (If it didn't still work fine, it would
> fall under #1 or #2) .
> 
> Notice that "a newer one came out and proceeded to break all the old
> ones" isn't in there.
> 

However #3 can easily turn into the old one being such a small fraction of 
the market that it's not worth anyone's time to support it.

>>> In and of itself, maybe. But thinness typically necessitates other
>>> design compromises, all for a "benefit" that is, as you say, petty.
>>> 
>> What compromises?  What is it missing that could be there if it were
>> thicker?
>> 
> Compromises that often need to be made for ultra-thin devices:
> 
> - Low storage space due to lack of room for hard drive.

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=32+gb+micro+sd&x=0&y=0

> - Reduced variety of i/o ports.

In this day and age, you would be hard pressed to suggest a cell phone needs 
more than a 1 maybe 2 USB ports.

> - Reduced or eliminated potential for expandability.

Aside from a memeory card, name one things you've ever known someone else 
to want to add to a phone?


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