It seems to me the market for "no bullshit" appliances is HUGE, and waiting for a company to grab it and make billions.
It seems to me the market for "no bullshit" appliances is HUGE, and waiting for a company to grab it and make billions.
Whether or not you agree with it, joe next door is going to go to someplace like Best Buy or Menards for their new appliances, and they carry brands like Samsung and Maytag, and they are going to buy display models of the ones that draw attention to them.
More generally, it's sort of like how on auto enthusiast forums people are like "why don't car companies make cars for us anymore, manual, V8, rear wheel drive" and the answer is that, while there are enthusiasts, their numbers aren't enough to make the economics work compared to churning out a boring crossover that will sell significantly better.
That means it's purchased less. That means it's in fewer big box stores, where most people buy their appliances. That means it's purchased even less.
It's also much harder to differentiate whether an appliance is more expensive because it's solid or because it's bullshit.