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      11-17-2019, 06:04 PM   #39
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Think about a car with software that prevents the engine from being started after a fixed time (years) or mileage. Similar to a printer ink jet cartridge. A warning could be given to the operator 24 months in advance, and again 12 months in advance. The warning would need to be acknowledged and dismissed by the vehicle operator in order to start the engine. By virtue of the software terms of use, the operator would then have accepted the planned obsolescence.

That sounds like a recurring revenue model for vehicle sales, which have been flatlined at 17 million units per year for the past 20 years in the United States.
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