• FelixCress@lemmy.world
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    9 hours ago

    Not necessarily. Less parts, less complex mechanisms = lower probability of something breaking down.

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      9 hours ago

      Also there was a time where companies actually cared. They would send the engineers for the next model out with service techs servicing current models to help them find the common failure points and help make things more servicable.

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        Also there was a time where companies actually cared.

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        Planned Obselence was pioneered nearly a century ago. You might have individual service reps or salesman with a soul. But no company has ever carried about more than profits.