From: ABlainey@aol.com
Date: Sun Jan 12 2003 - 08:51:47 MST
In a message dated 11/01/03 06:28:52 GMT Standard Time, jrd1415@yahoo.com
writes:
> Then those that last through the warranty, should last
> long enough to reach the next generation of that
> product type. At that point the customer really has
> no options. Repair unlikely to be available--except
> perhaps at a price so high that it's ridiculous, so
> the culturally accepted norm becomes "time to
> replace/upgrade". So you toss it, and upgrade.
>
> Just musing.
>
> Jeff Davis
>
What we need now is a tank full of dissolving enzymes or Nano machines that
break down the failed products into their constituent polymers. With a clever
bit of polymer filtering we could build a system that could recycle faulty
gadgets into new ones.
Or taking the trend for new improved mobile phones, etc., you could
throw in your old one and the latest model pops out of the machine.
It's a bit of a technological leap from the santa machine, but what a
glorious system it would be.
Alex
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