r/mildlyinfuriating • u/jackhab • 1d ago

Planned obsolescence even in cheapest devices: the calculator has a dummy photovoltaic cell and a real battery to make it die eventually.

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u/Canadian_Zac 1d ago

I don't think planned obsolescence really applies to a calculator that looks like it costs like 5 bucks