Smartphone sales down 22 percent in Q2, the worst performance in a decade::North American sales are bad for everyone, except, miraculously, Google.

  • @flop_leash_973@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    It is amusing how cell phone companies want people to think about their products like a fridge or video game console, yet are shocked when people seem to only want to buy a new one every 5-10 years or more when the old one breaks.

    • @DudeDudenson
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      81 year ago

      The fact that you think it’s normal to change fridges regularly astonishes me

      • @flop_leash_973@lemmy.world
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        1 year ago

        I don’t like it, but it is a fairly normal part of the modern world of consumer goods for home appliances to “not be made like they used to.”

      • @OrteilGenou@lemmy.world
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        31 year ago

        I just had to replace my clothes dryer. New one is guaranteed for one year. Estimates for the life of the unit is about ten years max. The dryer I replaced was made in 1989.

        • @TheMinions@lemmy.world
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          21 year ago

          I had to replace my washer recently. Brand new as of 2019. The price of repair was approximately 500 dollars. A new washer was 700. This is a very frustrating situation.

    • @Nurgle@lemmy.world
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      31 year ago

      Are these shocked cell phone companies in the room with us? iPhone sale peaked like three years, Samsung probably close to then as well.