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Pretty much everybody replacing a TV that only lasted three years will choose a different brand next time. Making things that don't last is a good way to destroy the value of a brand


Sure, but it is easy to make the, lasts 3 years tv with a thousand different brands thus ensuring they can are repeat customers.


From an executives perspective is they don't destroy the brand for short term gains, the next guy probably will. So why shouldn't they be the one to benefit?


Unless the new one is cheaper and bigger. It's a TV, not a dishwasher.


But you just get the equally cheap & bigger TV from a different brand.




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