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>but I'd like them to be good products that last too. How much does this really affect your purchase, though? If you bought a Garmin watch that failed after 3
by AussieWog93 5y ago
>but I'd like them to be good products that last too.
How much does this really affect your purchase, though?
If you bought a Garmin watch that failed after 3 years, would you buy the new model?
What if the same thing happened with your car and they refused to fix it? Would you buy the same brand again, or would you tell every single person you know to avoid them like the plague?
I think the thing is, that above $X, people really do expect a product to solve a problem effectively. Under that amount, though, much of what people spend is just frittered away.
- wccrawford 5y agoThis happened to me with Fitbit. The first lasted longer than 3 years, and I was happy with that. The second didn't, and I wasn't... But I bought another. When that failed early, too, I gave up on them. For a tool, I don't want it to fail on me, ever. I don't enjoy learning to use a new tool for the same old purpose. I want it to just keep working. When I'm ready for a new way of that tool working, I seek it out. I do not want it forced on me. That said, I also treat clothes as a tool. I buy new ones when I want something different, but until then I want them to continue as they had. When I'm sick of them or they wear out, I use them for woodworking, painting, etc, until they finally just are too ugly or damaged.
- tfigment 5y agoIhave a phone and tablet rhat i'm still fine with but both no longer get security updates. its hare to root these things to replace the OS. I thought one was going to update old firmware longer than it did. Companies have learned force obsolescence makes them more money; they are not responsible for helping dispose of the devices. Seems like we don't get much choice other than to not play the game I guess.