Old Laptops and Desktops Surviving Corporate Planned Obsolescence

Laptops and desktop PCs still standing after more than 15 years of companies trying to render them obsolete:

This meme uses a classic scene from the Baki Hanma anime to make a relatable joke about computing hardware durability. Text at the top sets up the premise: the extremely muscular, nearly invulnerable character (Pickle) standing unfazed while being hit by multiple powerful laser blasts to the head represents laptops and desktop PCs that have remained functional for over 15 years. The laser blasts stand in for repeated attempts by tech companies to render older hardware obsolete, including planned obsolescence practices, planned software slowdowns, and discontinued support for older devices, all of which have failed to break these still-functional older machines. A second character hides in the bushes looking shocked, mirroring the surprise of both tech companies and users at how long well-built older hardware can last.

This meme is sourced from the RSS feed of X (formerly Twitter) user @meme.jpg. The base visual is a scene from the popular shounen anime Baki Hanma (also called Baki the Grappler), a widely used meme template for situations where something is unexpectedly durable or resistant to harm. The meme was edited with custom overlaid text using the Mematic meme generator, as indicated by the "mematic & Tenor" watermark in the bottom left corner. It is shared across social media platforms to express frustration with tech industry planned obsolescence and celebrate the longevity of older personal computing hardware.