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*When describing [[planned obsolescence]], the film claims that the processor or CPU is the part of a computer that causes it to be obsolete. It also claims that new processors are made in different shapes to prevent them from being backward-compatible with older computers. This is essentially dishonest; almost all the parts of a computer eventually become obsolete, not just the processor. Furthermore, even if new processors did physically fit into old computers, it would be extremely difficult for manufacturers to make them backward-compatible. A computer is like a single unit, and one new part can't just be installed in place of an older part, because their software capabilities (e.g. architectures, interfaces, etc. are often quite different.
 
*When describing [[planned obsolescence]], the film claims that the processor or CPU is the part of a computer that causes it to be obsolete. It also claims that new processors are made in different shapes to prevent them from being backward-compatible with older computers. This is essentially dishonest; almost all the parts of a computer eventually become obsolete, not just the processor. Furthermore, even if new processors did physically fit into old computers, it would be extremely difficult for manufacturers to make them backward-compatible. A computer is like a single unit, and one new part can't just be installed in place of an older part, because their software capabilities (e.g. architectures, interfaces, etc. are often quite different.
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==See Also==
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*[[Environmentalism]]
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*[[Planned obsolescence]]
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*[[Essay: Real Environmentalism]]
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[[Vance Packard]] (Critic of [[consumerism]] but not an extreme liberal)
    
[[Category:Environmentalism]][[Category:Liberalism]]
 
[[Category:Environmentalism]][[Category:Liberalism]]
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