Spotted a link to this website which seems to be a blog from one person but a few good posts about products and companies behind them. One article was about reliability of many brands seen in America and how adding more tech makes them less reliable.
A bit American, but makes some valid points.
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It’s something we’ve seen for ages. My father ran a bike shop (pedal, not motor) and lamented for years about the move to “buy new rather than repair” and planned obsolescence in general. I’m glad to see us pushing back on it 