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Re:EU brings in 'right to repair' rules for appliances by gpderetta on Tuesday October 01, 2019 @06:30AM (#21123864)
That helps, but a) review are gamed extensively, b) a review usually can tell you that something has worked for a few days to a week after buying it.

If you want to know whether a product has an high chance to work in 2-3 year time you are out of luck, especially with SKUs changing all the time.

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Re:EU brings in 'right to repair' rules for appliances by burntoutfire on Tuesday October 01, 2019 @10:36AM (#21125745)
Yep. I'm fairly certain that companies change their SKUs all the time because they know that whatever they make will get a bad reputation (or neutral at best).
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