I don't really know what has happened with Sony. Sometimes it seems like they've just taken a bet, and moved a lot of their QC dollars into R&D & Design (R&D&D

I don't really know what has happened with Sony. Sometimes it seems like they've just taken a bet, and moved a lot of their QC dollars into R&D & Design (R&D&D ?). They make interesting products, but durability has been a concern when shopping for Sony products for, what, 15 years now to my memory? Yet my parents own Sony products from the late 80's that are still working to this day.