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Smartphone updates as a longevity barrier for electronic consumer products

Year: 2021

Type: conference-paper

Abstract: Many of today’s electronic consumer products can in some way be connected to a smartphone. While this link provides enhanced product functionality, operating system updates can render products functionally obsolete, if the update affects the compatibility of the app. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the link between smartphones and electronic consumer products to determine how operating system updates of smartphones affect the longevity of connected products and how it relates to product obsolescence. The impact on product obsolescence is studied by examining existing literature regarding hardware -, software obsolescence, and app development. Additionally, a case study is conducted at two small and medium-sized companies (SMEs) from Aalborg, Denmark to investigate the SMEs perception of software obsoleting hardware products and to discover which strategies can be applied to avoid obsolescence. Based on the research, it can be implied that updates have a high impact on product obsolescence.

Source: VBN Forskningsportal (Aalborg Universitet)

Authors: Kasper Precht Møller, Niklas Skraeddergaard Frydkjær, Louise Møller Haase

Institution: Aalborg University

Language: English

Topic: Transportation Systems and Infrastructure

Subfield: Management of Technology and Innovation

Field: Business, Management and Accounting

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Industry, innovation and infrastructure

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W3177202685

FWCI: 1.59

Cites: 3

Cited by: 2

Related to: 10