become obsolete

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Shares of software companies fell sharply on Tuesday after a release from a major artificial-intelligence player revived investor fears that some of those companies’ business models could become obsolete.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 24, 2026

Some value added is also allocated to depreciation, the cost of replacing assets as they wear out or become obsolete.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 10, 2026

Some optimists think the keyboard could become obsolete.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 29, 2026

Shows get cancelled, comedians get persecuted and media genres become obsolete, but those setbacks never have and never will signal the end of the art.

From Salon • Jul. 25, 2025

They proved sad traps for conscience when the statutes had become obsolete, a contingency of which the Founders, ignorant of progress and evolution, never dreamed.

From Oxford and Her Colleges by Smith, Goldwin