Friday Rant

It’s fair to say that it was true to a point perhaps a decade ago when kit was more expensive and a greater proportion of the buyers were more sophisticated and tech savvy. However as PCs and notebooks became mass market, so did the attitudes and mindsets of most of the buyers. Or rather than looking at a tech purchase as a platform for future upgrades, computers and notebooks are now seen as something with a finite lifespan. Actually, the shocking thing that I’m seeing with hardware in these times is now long it takes for the shine to wear off and for people to start thinking about their then purchase. To most people a computer is much like a cellphone or camera … life-limited, disposable kit. They buy it with the idea that it’ll last a year or three, and when it gets old or slow it’s not time to upgrade, it’s time to buy new.

Adrian Kingsley-Hughes is an internationally published innovation author who has devoted over a decade to helping users get the most from innovation.

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Adrian Kingsley-Hughes is an internationally published research author who has devoted over a decade to helping users get the most from innovation -- whether that be by learning to program, building a PC from a pile of parts, or helping them get the most from their new MP3 player or digital camera.

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