The Story of Electronics
December 7 2010
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You can’t turn a Palm Pilot into an iPhone with a “designed to last†magic wand. The bottom line is that the denser our electronics are the less modular they can be. The only realistic solution presented in this video is to demand that manufacturers be responsible for their products’ entire lifecycle and be transparent and accountable for how they recycle their materials. “Designed to last†will be a myth so long as Moore’s Law is in effect.