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Like I always said:
A group of consumers didn't gather around and said we need a
Automobile
Computer
Cell phone...
Etc... Etc...
A good salesman could sell ice to an Eskimo...
Survey: Too Many New Smartphone Models Released Each Year
Survey: Too Many New Smartphone Models Released Each Year.
Consumers think smartphone makers are releasing too many new models each year, a survey showed Tuesday.
The survey conducted in six countries, commissioned by the environmental group Greenpeace, showed that more than half of those who responded would prefer to change their phones less frequently.
Handset devices are one of the most frequently replaced electronics products. The top cellphone companies, Samsungand Apple, launch new flagship phone models at least once every year, showing off the latest display and mobile processor technologies. Phone makers typically upgrade their cheaper lineups as well.
"Over half of respondents across the countries surveyed agree that manufacturers are releasing too many new models, many designed to only last a few years," said Chih An Lee, global IT campaigner at Greenpeace East Asia. "In fact, most users actually want their phones to be more easily dismantled, repaired and recycled."
Frequent introduction of new models was not necessarily a bad thing for South Korean Kwon SunHo.
"Even if each company releases one new phone every year or every six months, there are so many smartphone companies these days that it feels like new models are often released," the 24-year-old college student said. "I think it is a good phenomenon because it drives down the prices of older products."
A group of consumers didn't gather around and said we need a
Automobile
Computer
Cell phone...
Etc... Etc...
A good salesman could sell ice to an Eskimo...
Survey: Too Many New Smartphone Models Released Each Year
Survey: Too Many New Smartphone Models Released Each Year.
Consumers think smartphone makers are releasing too many new models each year, a survey showed Tuesday.
The survey conducted in six countries, commissioned by the environmental group Greenpeace, showed that more than half of those who responded would prefer to change their phones less frequently.
Handset devices are one of the most frequently replaced electronics products. The top cellphone companies, Samsungand Apple, launch new flagship phone models at least once every year, showing off the latest display and mobile processor technologies. Phone makers typically upgrade their cheaper lineups as well.
"Over half of respondents across the countries surveyed agree that manufacturers are releasing too many new models, many designed to only last a few years," said Chih An Lee, global IT campaigner at Greenpeace East Asia. "In fact, most users actually want their phones to be more easily dismantled, repaired and recycled."
Frequent introduction of new models was not necessarily a bad thing for South Korean Kwon SunHo.
"Even if each company releases one new phone every year or every six months, there are so many smartphone companies these days that it feels like new models are often released," the 24-year-old college student said. "I think it is a good phenomenon because it drives down the prices of older products."
