The article would be right if most people didn't buy/use horribly designed products. Since they do and seem to prefer saving 50 cents to using something decent

The article would be right if most people didn't buy/use horribly designed products. Since they do and seem to prefer saving 50 cents to using something decently designed then we should expect good design to have almost no impact on people's lives. Look at the German Pavillion in Barcelona, sadly 85 years later we all live in houses that emulate thatched roofs. Our furniture usually dates from a few years after thatched roofs but not much. I've recently been on a search for a can opener that opens cams with out slipping, or jamming, I'm starting to get the feeling that I need to visit somewhere that sells tools for professional chefs just to get something that works. My mom has one but I've been unable to figure out what brand it is, and the store she got hers from has since closed. It's 2013 and most can openers don't work. We really have no hope to make software that works.