Americans are holding onto devices longer than ever and it's costing the economy (opens in new tab)

(cnbc.com)

6 pointspickledonions496mo ago7 comments

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pickledonions49OP6mo ago· 3 in thread

I think this is bs, anyone care to share their thoughts?

measurablefunc6mo ago

I haven't bought a new phone or computer for more than 5 years now. I don't really feel like I'm missing out on anything.

smt886mo ago

My company will buy me a new phone and laptop every year if I want. My laptop is from 2022 and my phone from 2021.

They work fine. Any performance boost isn't worth setting up a new device.

delaminator6mo ago

Won't someone think of the economy? ! These people with perfectly serviceable devices a ruining it for everybody else.

bediger40006mo ago

If I need a personal laptop or server, I get refurbished. I've done that for years.

ChrisArchitect6mo ago

Previously: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46037166

pmdulaney6mo ago

It's sort of a big Prisoner's Dilemma situation: What's best for me is for everyone else to be a spendthrift (for the sake of the economy) while I myself behave frugally and prudently.

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