The Relationship Between Speed of Innovation and Product Obsolescence Is

question 3

Multiple Choice

The relationship between speed of innovation and product obsolescence is

• A) direct (as innovation speed increases, products become obsolete more quickly).
• B) inverse (as innovation speed increases, products become obsolete more slowly).
• C) indirect (there is an effect, but it cannot be directly determined).
• D) nonexistent (there is no relationship at all).

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