Mr. Somebody
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Yes. I was talking to some engineers about the quality that goes into producing luxury cars these days and he said one of the biggest reasons you see BMW's on the side of the road is because of cheap parts.
The Degradation Of Electronics
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Depends.
I find that desktop PCs have more longevity than laptop computers.
I've had a no-name ghetto VCR player (I think it was a Symphonic brand) that lasted for years and a Sony DVD player that crapped over a little over a year. I replaced it with a Toshiba DVD player which still works well, but the on-screen menu interface is ghetto city. But, I got a Sony Blu-ray player that is still running good.
great find
I have a number of desktop PCs that I kept longer than normal.great find
i was sonning you on the low. don't you think it's kinda obvious that desktop outlast laptops considering laptop cpu and gpu's can't be upgraded and desktop have expansion slots...I have a number of desktop PCs that I kept longer than normal.
and a desktop by design can stay longer than a laptop cpu & gpu's will make their motherboards will overheat if left on too long.
but you're still a genius to me.
do you think it is too late for an African nation(the continent as a whole is growing economically every year) to make an iconic technological device?
DonFrancisco
Your Favorite Tio!
I think it has to do with the demand patterns of Americans. In the U.S. people tend to go for the latest electronics with the most amount of spec possible but don't value quality as much. U.S. middle class has enough money to continuously spend on spend on high specs electronics but won't go for the high-end goods that have the best quality overall due to the price tag (I don't blame us).
Another huge factor is that Japanese-made electronics strictly follow Lean 6 Sigma principles (heck they are the pioneers). When you look at how other countries like the U.S. and China try to adopt Lean 6 Sigma, you don't see the success as you do with Japanese companies. The reason maybe due to employee culture and how corporations approach quality. Many of these manufacturers are now MNC (multi-national corporations) and it take a lot of work and time to successfully implement Lean 6 Sigma in your permanent business operations and culture. You saw what happened with Toyota in the late 2000s and the failure of quality. They expanded too quick without proper planning and incorporating Lean 6 Sigma in to manufacturing and business processes. The result was U.S.-made cars having huge design flaws and a big amount of defectives. Something Toyota was never known to experience. The same can be said for a companies having factories in China. Heck I did a paper on how Chinese factories did a piss poor job in implementing Lean 6 Sigma. Basically what @Kritic was stating earlier.
At the end of the day it is about the consumers wants and profit maximization
Just my 2 cents.
Another huge factor is that Japanese-made electronics strictly follow Lean 6 Sigma principles (heck they are the pioneers). When you look at how other countries like the U.S. and China try to adopt Lean 6 Sigma, you don't see the success as you do with Japanese companies. The reason maybe due to employee culture and how corporations approach quality. Many of these manufacturers are now MNC (multi-national corporations) and it take a lot of work and time to successfully implement Lean 6 Sigma in your permanent business operations and culture. You saw what happened with Toyota in the late 2000s and the failure of quality. They expanded too quick without proper planning and incorporating Lean 6 Sigma in to manufacturing and business processes. The result was U.S.-made cars having huge design flaws and a big amount of defectives. Something Toyota was never known to experience. The same can be said for a companies having factories in China. Heck I did a paper on how Chinese factories did a piss poor job in implementing Lean 6 Sigma. Basically what @Kritic was stating earlier.
At the end of the day it is about the consumers wants and profit maximization
Just my 2 cents.
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it's too late. multi corporations is the new colonialism. africans have been courted into believing the western world way of economics which doesn't really benefit them and makes them hand over their resources without a fight.
africa doesn't even belong to black ppl at this point. if it's not the west raping africa, it's indians, asias and anyone else other than africans. they exploit corrupt african leaders.
sure there are individuals who can make millions for themselves but as a whole africa is sinking.
africans are least suspicious about the west's intentions and think the west has their interests at heart which is the furthest from truth. the west has studied africa to the fullest and encourages corruption in africa only to turn against these same leaders/nations to their convenience. they are monitoring, buying [and stealing when they can] africa's technological advances. all in all africa can only remain where it is or go downhill.
I don't believe in planned obsolesce
you may be right about the technological product but isn't it a bit pessimist to say it can only stay where it is(Africa) or go downhill?
maybe they think outside the box and create something else iconic that we cannot think about right now
could be a company
Repping Sabado Gigante, ha haI think it has to do with the demand patterns of Americans. In the U.S. people tend to go for the latest electronics with the most amount of spec possible but don't value quality as much. U.S. middle class has enough money to continuously spend on spend on high specs electronics but won't go for the high-end goods that have the best quality overall due to the price tag (I don't blame us).
Another huge factor is that Japanese-made electronics strictly follow Lean 6 Sigma principles (heck they are the pioneers). When you look at how other countries like the U.S. and China try to adopt Lean 6 Sigma, you don't see the success as you do with Japanese companies. The reason maybe due to employee culture and how corporations approach quality. Many of these manufacturers are now MNC (multi-national corporations) and it take a lot of work and time to successfully implement Lean 6 Sigma in your permanent business operations and culture. You saw what happened with Toyota in the late 2000s and the failure of quality. They expanded too quick without proper planning and incorporating Lean 6 Sigma in to manufacturing and business processes. This greatly reduce their quality and brand name. The same can be said for a companies having factories in China. Heck I did a paper on how Chinese factories did a piss poor job in implementing Lean 6 Sigma. Basically what @Kritic was stating earlier.
At the end of the day it is about the consumers wants and profit maximization
Just my 2 cents.
Uncle Kingpin
No Relation
If you only knew how cheaply these new houses are built, 4500 square feet of particle board and chinese drywall made from recycled paper. Most modern houses wont be standing in 50 years.
Brown_Pride
All Star
and this is why i rarely buy anything new or first generation. Let them work the bugs out, then get it on craigs list for 50% off. Electronics don't last now, particularly with how much we use electronics now.
Vandelay
Life is absurd. Lean into it.
Companies don't vett out technology like they used too...
Essentially Walkman's that came out in the late 70's early 80's were based on technology that came out in the 40's. You might have 2-3 years of R&D on products now...maybe 5-10...demand and bottom lines push companies to bring out product sooner, and its buggy.
Essentially Walkman's that came out in the late 70's early 80's were based on technology that came out in the 40's. You might have 2-3 years of R&D on products now...maybe 5-10...demand and bottom lines push companies to bring out product sooner, and its buggy.