In some cases, industrial giants faced with little or no competition seek to avoid the capital loss resulting from obsolescence by deliberately obstructing technological progress.

在某些情况下，面对很少竞争或没有竞争的工业巨头为了避免因被淘汰而造成的资本损失，他们会故意阻碍技术进步。

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The trick is to accept your gadget's obsolescence at the time you buy it, so you feel no sense of loss when it's discontinued next fall.

我们从买它们的那天起就得接受它们总有一天会被淘汰掉，所以当它某一天停止生产时，你会对你的损失毫无感觉。

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Loss from the sale, obsolescence, and loss of assets.

凡因资产出售、报废、及遗失等所发生之损失皆属之。

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