{"id":7195,"date":"2012-12-18T16:47:19","date_gmt":"2012-12-18T16:47:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/definition\/planned-obsolescence\/"},"modified":"2012-12-18T16:49:30","modified_gmt":"2012-12-18T16:49:30","slug":"planned-obsolescence","status":"publish","type":"definition","link":"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/definition\/13924\/planned-obsolescence","title":{"rendered":"Planned Obsolescence"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span id=\"what_does_planned_obsolescence_mean\">What Does Planned Obsolescence Mean?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Planned obsolescence is a process of expiring, depleting or withdrawing a product at a specified date or time interval. This technique is used in different organizational domains to set the decommissioning time of a hardware, software, network or Internet product or service.<\/p>\n<p>Planned obsolescence is also known as built-in obsolescence or predefined obsolescence.<\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"techopedia_explains_planned_obsolescence\">Techopedia Explains Planned Obsolescence<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Original equipment manufacturers (OEM) typically implement planned obsolescence when defining the lifespan of a product. During this period, the underlying product is expected to perform at peak performance. After its lifespan, the product becomes outdated, non-useful or nonfunctional.<\/p>\n<p>For example, a server may become incompatible or incapable after five years. To achieve optimal performance, replacing the server would be required. Thus, consumer organizations and individuals evaluate the fit-for-use duration of computing appliances and calculate and plan the date when withdrawal, or planned obsolescence, is required.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What Does Planned Obsolescence Mean? Planned obsolescence is a process of expiring, depleting or withdrawing a product at a specified date or time interval. This technique is used in different organizational domains to set the decommissioning time of a hardware, software, network or Internet product or service. 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