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Apple plans eco "Everlasting" iPhone - Buy Me Once UK

Apple plans eco "Everlasting" iPhone

Apple to launch an "Everlasting" iPhone! Will this be the end of planned obsolescence and waste in the phone industry?
Interview: The True Story of France's Fight against Planned Obsolescence - Buy Me Once UK

Interview: The True Story of France's Fight against Planned Obsolescence

For almost a century, companies have been designing products to fail, so they can sell the same thing to you again next year. It’s called planned obsolescence. In August 2015, France became the first country in the world to define and outlaw the practice. To get the full story and find out what’s going to happen next, we spoke to the people fighting planned obsolescence on the front line.
What Makes a BuyMeOnce Product? - Buy Me Once UK

What Makes a BuyMeOnce Product?

Over at BuyMeOnce HQ, we are asked three questions time and time again; why are the products we sell expensive, why are there products on our site without lifetime guarantees and what makes a product BuyMeOnce worthy? We wanted to take the time to address these questions and talk to you about what we do, how we do it and what makes a BuyMeOnce product.
The People versus Printers: A New Saga in Planned Obsolescence - Buy Me Once UK

The People versus Printers: A New Saga in Planned Obsolescence

Printer manufacturers are being challenged in a revolutionary French criminal lawsuit. The case comes against the four manufacturers that dominate the French market: HP, Canon, Epson and Brother. The suit is being led by the environmental association group Halte à l’Obsolescence Programmée (Stop Planned Obsolescence).

The Right To Repair Movement: What It Is And How To Help - Buy Me Once UK

The Right To Repair Movement: What It Is And How To Help

Fair Repair bills, legislation that champions a citizen’s right to repair their own gadgetry, have recently stalled in several states in the USA. This is not good news. Encouragingly, the fight against planned obsolescence continues through the noble work of the right to repair movement who believe that real, positive change in the electronics industry is necessary.