> appliances . . . are supposed to last for decades I'm not sure this holds up any more. It seems to me most mid-range or lower modern appliances fail within a

> appliances . . . are supposed to last for decades I'm not sure this holds up any more. It seems to me most mid-range or lower modern appliances fail within a decade. That said, I only have one "smart" appliance (a Miele dishwasher), and its "smart" features were useless last time I checked.