The obsolescence is the obsolete quality of an object, which will arise not from its malfunction but because its utility has become insufficient or surpassed by another object that somehow replaces it.
Quality of an object, especially mechanical or electronic devices, which lose functionality because another surpassing simile object appears
During the 20th century the typewriter It was a fundamental and popular tool at the time of writing, however, currently they have become an obsolete product and even in some cases, an authentic antiquity as a result of the creation of the computer and its various variants that undoubtedly make more and more simple and fast text editing, an action that a couple of decades ago the aforementioned typewriter had absolutely mastered and co-opted.
Today it is practically unimaginable that a person acquires a typewriter to carry out all the work in an office and if he did, without a doubt, he would be far out "of the world".
Causes
Obsolescence can occur for different reasons, although the economic component It is behind most of them, among them the following stand out: the impossibility of finding suitable spare parts, something that usually happens with cars and also with some electrical appliances; Another cause is the development of new equipment, technologies and machines, which in a really short period of time allow us to produce better equipment, with functions that are absolutely superior to its predecessors.
One of the most representative examples of this cause is with computers, it is impressive how we constantly find PCs, notebooks, mininotebooks, which outperform each other in a very short time between their appearances.
Not to mention the cell phone market that has diversified and advanced in a fantastic way.
Every day a new model appears that incredibly surpasses its predecessor, we can even say that it is even difficult to keep up with technological advance in this regard, because when we believe we are at the top of the most advanced, another surpassing proposal appears, it is incredible.
Not even new technologies are saved
And we cannot ignore that in recent times even the personal computer itself is losing ground and becoming obsolete as a result of the leaps and bounds that the aforementioned industry of smartphones or smartphones is taking.
Recent studies in this regard have given conclusive proof of this that we mention, for example, in Argentina, one of the countries with the most cell phones per person in Latin America, almost ninety percent of cell phone users choose this means to work to the detriment of computers, being a little more than sixty percent those who use the computer. A novelty that never ceases to amaze and that shows that obsolescence is reaching even new technologies.
It is certainly very fast and furious as this area produces ...
Obviously, the activity carried out by the person is decisive in this sense, being those who work in the areas of communications and information who most use their cell phone to work, and leaving aside the computer.
Others who also choose their cell phone to work instead of the computer include scientists, technicians, financial workers, real estate brokers, and healthcare professionals.
Undoubtedly in this choice the ease of transport of telephones has weighed in comparison with a computer, even if it is portable and small, but of course, next to cell phones they are at a disadvantage in this regard.
Also, the appearance of new markets or of technologies that clearly replace others can cause the obsolescence of something. For example, the appearance of DVD made consumers unanimously turn to this format to the detriment of Vhs, culminating practically with his disappearance.
Scheduled obsolescence
And finally, obsolescence can be caused by the manufacturers of the products themselves as a commercial strategy, so in this sense we can find three types of obsolescence: planned obsolescence (A product is created and at the same time the company studies the optimal life time that it will have without the need for repairs and then recreate it), perceived obsolescence (a product with a certain aspect is created and later the same product is sold but with another appearance) and speculation obsolescence (Incomplete or lower quantity products are marketed at a very low cost in order to gain a foothold in the market and then the same improved product will be offered).
