Mr. Farhad Manjoo mentioned that although we are departing from Planned Obsolescence, HW upgrades such as more disk space on computers, will eventually render our gadgets obsolete. I would argue that with emergence of cloud computing we are even moving away from HW obsolescence. In a not so distant future you'll be able to host your personal info on clouds, getting a virtual disk space upgrade if you will. It's not too hard to imagine virtual apps that process certain activities for you as well - giving your mobile phone or computer more processing power.

It's an interesting thought, especially when we talk about sustainability and green production. Less obsolescence built into our devices means there is room for a new model where manufacturers can make money on improving their devices and the world benefits from less waste.