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Originally Posted by Carmine
While contemptable, that's still not "designed to fail". Designed to fail would be a line of code that shuts everything down after X number of start-ups.
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Mmm, like certain pieces of software that after X amount of days, they shut down and prompt you to upgrade.
MS hasn't tried this yet with Windows, but their more subtle lifecycle policy was put into place simply because software code doesn't wear out, and can be repaired just by inserting the CD and reinstalling.
And honestly: what company WOULDN'T want you to buy a new whirlygig after the old one stops working?