product life cycle# R8 Q0 N, |, `4 K% N6 _4 d
the marketing concept of a product having a natural period ranging from its introduction and rise in sales to its sales decline and expiration when customers purchase newer alternative products/ G. M" M6 [$ H/ X/ l
Example: - K; S, O7 z- X; G) \4 _ Because the computer game industry changes so rapidly, the product life cycle of a popular computer game may be only 18 months or less.