> is there a company making worse products every iteration? Very many companies that built a brand around quality before being quietly sold to a private equit

> is there a company making worse products every iteration? Very many companies that built a brand around quality before being quietly sold to a private equity firm are doing just that, to maximize profits for as long as they can while the brand still has a good reputation. It can be really obvious if you’ve owned a quality product for many years and then go to replace it, only to see that the current rendition is effectively a cheap knockoff.