You are right - it should be treated as fraud. It's a common business practice nowadays to bait and switch - first release good quality products, get good revie

You are right - it should be treated as fraud. It's a common business practice nowadays to bait and switch - first release good quality products, get good reviews for it and then use those good reviews to market your product. And after it has sold a certain quantity and established a brand value, start using cheaper and inferior quality components and extract more profit.