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Spoiler alert: the answer is that it's more profitable that way.

• pas 6y ago
  Especially on the short term. It's much easier/cheaper to make something that's not even planned to last long. And people don't care about the long term. :(
  • ASalazarMX 6y ago
    - Move Fast! Break things! - Sir, that was for software, not hardware.
    • pas 6y ago
      SpaceX has entered the chat
      • ASalazarMX 6y ago
        At least they're breaking the things they paid for, not the ones I paid for.
        • pas 6y ago
          TP-Link has 2 years of warranty, 5 years for their "business" product line. The terms seem clear. Probably iRobot has similar terms and conditions when they sell their robots, right? I mean, eventually someone has to pay for R&D. (Sure, I'm not saying this is the best way, but apparently people really don't like paying for R&D - see how the Ubuntu phone, OpenMoko and similar projects basically flopped.) It turns out to really get money (financial capital) for research, the best way is to be in the market. Just research things tend to move very slowly.