For me it’s a mix of what you said and how they treat their employees/where they’re making the product.
I spend extra time trying to find higher priced, higher quality, more fairly manufactured products.
cmrn@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Keeping repairs locked into your system of parts/techs can at least feign “safety” or “quality”.
But essentially just refusing to repair is an absolute fuck you.
I’ve started choosing the companies I use based much more on the experience offered when their product/service DOESN’T work, rather than when it does.
Dark_Arc@social.packetloss.gg 1 month ago
roofuskit@lemmy.world 1 month ago
That latter requirement is usually a good indicator of the former requirement. Companies that take care of their people typically end up making quality products.
Dark_Arc@social.packetloss.gg 1 month ago
Indeed
fruitycoder@sh.itjust.works 1 month ago
Right it begs the question.
Is me not receiving care or having access to care REALLY better for me?
If the answer can’t clearly be yes, then they are just choosing to make me ill or kill me for their perceived interests.
RvTV95XBeo@sh.itjust.works 1 month ago
Easy to do for a cell phone or a toaster, but I can’t imagine there’s a ton of options for exosuits that correct your condition, covered by your insurance, that your doctor is familiar enough with to prescribe (for lack of a better term).
Some things are annoying to make abandonware, and some things should be criminal.
T156@lemmy.world 1 month ago
And it doesn’t preclude the company just deciding your product is no longer worth supporting/going bankrupt.
It might have been fine and seemingly trustworthy to begin with, and then it stops, a few years down the line.
fossilesque@mander.xyz 1 month ago
Don’t buy a Google Pixel. I’ll never get one again because of this.
cows_are_underrated@feddit.org 1 month ago
If i buy A pixel i will buy A refurbished one because no fucking way am I gonna give google money.
ArcaneSlime@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 month ago
And put grapheneOS on it.
Btw I’ve never been charged to look at a phone and I have two pixels, assuming their claim is accurate either the other poster was being scammed or they were buying it online and the online store wanted a deposit to prevent theft or cover damages before shipping it so they could “see it” (which isn’t something I’ve ever heard of but I supposed it is possible.) Either way I doubt it has much to do with the pixel itself, but I could be wrong I suppose, it has happened before.
cmrn@lemmy.world 1 month ago
That’s the most dangerous part of it for sure. Inherently, the more a company has a monopoly over an industry, the less incentive they have to actually do a good job with anything.