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I have heard the following regarding you are describing re. manufacturing: "So much engineering effort has gone in to making this product just functional".
by wycx 11y ago
I have heard the following regarding you are describing re. manufacturing:
"So much engineering effort has gone in to making this product just functional".
- CamperBob2 11y agoOr the old saying, "Any idiot can design a bridge that will stand up. Engineering is designing a bridge that will barely stand up."
- wycx 11y agoI was thinking more along the lines of: "This cordless drill would be so much more robust and durable if the manufacturer had not ruthlessly wrung every last cent out of the BOM." See also: the shitty power supplies in almost all consumer electronics.