Write me the beginning of an article on planned obsolescence. Include the fact that car parts are built to fail after a certain amount of time and that Phones become obsolete because they are no longer supported, not because they don't work. Please use a studious tone 

Write me the beginning of an article on planned obsolescence. Include the fact that car parts are built to fail after a certain amount of time and that Phones become obsolete because they are no longer supported, not because they don't work. Please use a studious tone 

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Is it time to end planned obsolescence?

I first came across the term, ‘planned obsolescence while I was studying to become a mechanic (a course I passed but ultimately never pursued)

Everything on a traditional car is built to a certain specification so that it will fail after a certain amount of miles. A clutch every 70,000 to 100,000 miles. A cambelt every 40,000 and so on.

It struck me as strange at the time. Why not just build all the parts to last? But it makes some sense on a car at least. I mean the whole thing is full of moving parts and wear and tear is unavoidable over several thousand miles. 

But other than a cracked screen, I have never seen an iPhone or Samsung crumble in its owner's hand due to too many hours spent in a pocket.

The truth is the iPhone 5 I have in my kitchen drawer works just as well as it did on the day I bought it. It's just that Apple decided to stop supporting it. 

Apps could be made to still function on it. But it's costly to support several generations of a phone both for the manufacturer and anyone that wants to create apps for either iOS or Android. Not to mention, if you are using a five or six-generation old phone you haven't put any money in Apple's pocket for quite some time.
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