Do you really believe in "future proof"ing electronics?

[ultima]

kowenicki said:

ultima said:

kowenicki said:

exactly...its a bogus phrase.

it is marketing ploy. thats why i ticked that box in the poll.

btw i can buy a 4k tv today.... so the PS3 wasn't future proof.

You're just arguing semantics. By your definition, "future proof" is a term that can never be fulfilled, and hence should never be used. The fact is, by common definition, if you bought a DVD player in 1998, you were future proof, if you bought a Blu-ray player in 2006, you were future proof, just like if you buy a third generation i7 now you're future proof.

Thats the whole point of the thread! lol

It is asking if it is a marketing ploy.... it is.  The term should never be used.

Nah, man. I don't think anybody reasonable will have the expectation that if they buy a piece of technology that's marketed to be "future-proof", they'll be able to use it forever and ever without it becoming obsolete. They'll simply know that they'll be able to use it for a long time without it becoming obsolete.