So your view of people is that they are 'stupid and cheap'? that's a
bit harsh. And, dare I say, very convenient, as it puts the blame
neatly on the citizens. You forget that demand is in part created by
supply. people will buy what is there, since their range of choices ,
i.e what's available, is dictated by accountants in the electronics
industry. It is they who ultimately decide what to put out into the
marketplace. And not every average Joe is a technician or
knowledgeable about consumer electronics, since it is not the sort of
thing taught in schools, it's hardly entirely their own fault is it?
more like a failure of the education system which does not equip
people with the skills to judge and think about what they're
consuming. Since there is little part from weak 'consumer
legislation' to force companies to put serviceability before profits,
what usually happens is, the formerly good brands end up cutting costs
to compete with the cheaper ones and the whole quality level goes
down. Oh, the joys of a free market...



It's more complex than that. You may offer a higher quality yet more
expensive product, refusing to make cheap junk, yet your competitor will put
out cheap junk and people will buy that instead, forcing you to either put
out equally cheap junk to compete, or drop out of the market. There's no one
cause of it and I don't know how to fix it, but I avoid buying cheap junk
whenever I can. It leads to me buying much less new stuff, but the new stuff
that I do buy is usually nice.