Every Apple product has obsolescence built in, and if I lose my laptop's power cord, they charge me $80 for a new one.

苹果公司的每一款产品采用“过时”的内置设计，如果我的电源线丢了，另换一根就得向他们支付80美元。

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Every Apple (AAPL) product has obsolescence built in, and if I lose my laptop's power cord, they charge me $80 for a new one.

苹果公司的每一款产品都采用了“过时的”内置设计，如果我的电源线丢了，另换一根就得向他们支付80美元。

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The wheels of industry must be kept turning. 'Built-in obsolescence' provides the means: goods are made to be discarded.

工业的巨轮必须不停顿地运转。“过时制造”就是解决这一问题的方法：商品制造出来就是为了被废弃。

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So far, consumers have been reluctant to embrace digital imaging, mainly because of operational complexity, built-in obsolescence and low image quality.

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