>more conservative in future projections and less price sensitive than consumers.
Which means that if you need some replacement part in the future it's going to cost even more.
Which means that if you need some replacement part in the future it's going to cost even more.
I don't even mind that modern appliances break so often; it's the fiddly plastic bits and lack of parts that are the problem. Give us something made of metal with some screws and the damn thing can probably be fixed.
(re: the article topic, this is another thing that's kept me away from automobiles for the past twenty years)