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If it lasts 30 years, it will not fly with the industry and the concept of planned obsolescence.
My solar panels have a 25 year warranty.
Ooh, they'll figure a way to make it clock out on the last monthly payment. One little chip will do, or just a few lines of code in the right place.
Sounds like a good candidate to go into pagers.
Someone will find a way to make it a subscription service that stops working when a certain MW is exceeded
We are heading for a subscription LIFE.
Did you ever see the movie THX 1138 (1971)?
The police stop chasing him when his "value to society" runs out.
Then a new player will become dominant in the industry.