I do think a lot of companies are hobbled by making mediocre stuff. Chuwi is an interesting example of this to me, while still being very value/low-end focused

I do think a lot of companies are hobbled by making mediocre stuff. Chuwi is an interesting example of this to me, while still being very value/low-end focused. They sell a variety of laptops & cubes, for very low prices, with generally great screens, strong solid metal builds, decent keyboards. They often use 2 or 3 generation behind cpus though. But to most people, that's fine. They're still getting a very cheap relatively wellade laptop with many of the premium aspects intact. It seems like most companies engage in some real bargaining with the devil when they create low and mid-tier products. Costs are cut not because theyake financial sense, but simply to coerce more poeple into buying something else, something higher tier. The markets seem self-polluting, and I think it hurts companies a lot to behave like this. In software the real lesson here isnt quite as clear. I do think a lot of companies lack the "no" filter, build things then never reconsider whether it was a good or positive thing. Like law/government & so much in this world, it feels sometimes like things only ever accrue, accumulate, accrete. Refinement & will, redeciding, sifting between whst is of worth & what to get rid of, is under-performed, is hard to make a practice. Rejecting part of your own product & going back, not forward, is rarely rewarded or visible work. Jobs being someome who said "no" a lot was a key function many companies cant do.