# New software sells new hardware – but not forever

**URL:** <https://forum.devtalk.com/t/new-software-sells-new-hardware-but-not-forever/91341>\
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**Created:** [12 January 2023 17:19 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/new-software-sells-new-hardware-but-not-forever/91341 "2023-01-12T17:19:30Z")\
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**Author:** ![CommunityNews](https://forum.devtalk.com/user_avatar/forum.devtalk.com/communitynews/32/1113_2.png) [@CommunityNews](https://forum.devtalk.com/u/CommunityNews)\
**Post date:** [12 January 2023 17:19 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/new-software-sells-new-hardware-but-not-forever/91341/1 "2023-01-12T17:19:30Z")

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> New software sells new hardware – but not forever.  
> Complex software packages need ever gruntier specs… and Koomey’s Law awaits

Read in full here:

> **[New software sells new hardware – but not forever](https://www.theregister.com/2023/01/11/software_versus_hardware/)**
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> Complex software packages need ever gruntier specs... and Koomey’s Law awaits

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**Author:** ![AstonJ](https://forum.devtalk.com/user_avatar/forum.devtalk.com/astonj/32/7_2.png) [@AstonJ](https://forum.devtalk.com/u/AstonJ)\
**Post date:** [31 January 2023 16:53 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/new-software-sells-new-hardware-but-not-forever/91341/3 "2023-01-31T16:53:14Z")

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More like throttling and introducing obsolescence with each OS update does - at least in the Apple world :lol: