That phrase could more accurately be "People aren't willing to pay for this kind of quality anymore."
Part of the reason people aren't willing to spend as much is that they expect failure so why pay more for something that in all likelihood has a comparable lifespan and still uses chinese made parts?
Faux quality or apparent quality is rampant. Just seem like you are better quality and charge double.
Exactly, it's easy enough to find a product with less noticeable seem lines, a better more "solid" feel and higher end materials one the outside instead of plastic everywhere possible. But 9/10 the internals will be cheap shit designed to fail in the same span of time as the cheaper options and many times use the exact same parts. And of course the only way to find out about the internals is to buy it and void the warranty by taking it apart. These days though you usually don't even get to take a close look at the outside of the product until you buy it.
That's true. Also, it used to be possible and cost effective to buy replacement parts and pay someone to fix something if it broke.
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