This is not simply an evil plot to squeeze money from consumers, there’s of course a tradeoff between price, product size and longevity. A Macbook will easily

This is not simply an evil plot to squeeze money from consumers, there’s of course a tradeoff between price, product size and longevity. A Macbook will easily last you 8 years, unless it has a butterfly keyboard, how many would be willing to pay extra for one that lasts 15 years? Or a phone that lasts 10? When it comes to products with strong brands, people will quickly learn what the life expectancy is, so you can’t really fool them. If they break easily, people will atop buying them. With generic gadgets like an electronic thermometer or something the incentives are different, it does make sense to have them break early. Btw, I’ve used my AirPods pro for at least 2 hours every day since they were released and the battery is still pretty decent.