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planned obsolescence
bathtub curve—a concept of typical product failure
Batterygate—a term used to describe the implementation of performance controls on older models of Apple's iPhone line in order to preserve system stability on degraded batteries
Design life – Time the creator plans a product to last
Durapolist—producer that manipulates the durability of its product
Durability – Ability of a product to continue to function
Electronics right to repair—government legislation to allow people to repair their own devices
Hardware restriction—content protection enforced by electronic components.
Light-weight Linux distribution—Linux distributions with lower hardware demands than other Linux distributions
Maintainability – Ease of maintaining a functioning product
Phoebus cartel—worked to standardize the life expectancy of light bulbs at 1,000 hours, down from 2,500 hours
Prognostics—engineering discipline focused on predicting the life times
Software bloat—successive versions of a computer program requiring ever more computing power
Vendor lock-in—making a customer dependent on a vendor for products and services, unable to use another vendor without substantial switching costs.