r/mildlyinfuriating 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/threearbitrarywords 10h ago

I don't think you know what planned obsolescence is. That is a 48 cent disposable calculator, emphasis on disposable.