Adam Hayes, Ph.D., CFA, is a financial writer with 15+ years Wall Street experience as a derivatives trader. Besides his extensive derivative trading expertise, Adam is an expert in economics and ...

L’obsolescence programmée est l'ensemble des techniques destinées à réduire la durée de vie ou d'utilisation d'un produit pour en favoriser l’achat de nouveaux. Autrement dit, cela signifie que ...

Dès 2020, un indice de réparabililité sera apposé sur les appareils électroniques et électroménagers. Il s'appelle Produits durables et pourrait bientôt devenir votre nouveau réflexe d'avant achat. Ce ...

Programmed obsolescence is one of the most important ecological issues. Environmental associations have realized that many appliances are often designed to last only a limited number of years, forcing ...

France has been investigating Apple since December after the organization Halte à l'Obsolescence Programmée (HOP) accused the company of "planned obsolescence" over serialized repair parts, according ...

Unlike in America or Israel, where the other lawsuits have been filed, France made it illegal to “deliberately reduce the lifespan of a product to increase the rate of replacement,” back in August ...

Opinion: while planned obsolescence is appealing to producers it works against sustainability and damages the environment in the long term Every time our mobile phone breaks or its battery starts ...

Marshall Hargrave is a stock analyst and writer with 10+ years of experience covering stocks and markets, as well as analyzing and valuing companies. Erika Rasure is globally-recognized as a leading ...

Apple and Japanese printer maker Epson face growing legal pressure in France over alleged planned obsolescence in their products as consumer groups make use of the country’s law against the practice.