Re:Instant Brands, maker of Instant Pot and Pyrex cookware, ...
by makeitdouble on Tuesday June 13, 2023 @06:50PM
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> automotive, bicycle
They're supposed to have recurring maintenance fees. One might do the maintenance themselve, but a significant part of the user base will ask a shop to do it, probably the dealer where they bought it.
> furniture, kitchen appliances, other home appliances
On the higher end it survives by charging years worth of purchase. Like a 4000 bucks oak dining table. Kitchen appliance also either cost an arm and a leg or won't last for 10 years (including buying replacement for the perishable parts)
The lower end is the market IKEA dominates.
> television
They exactly saw this problem front and center and started pivoting to selling viewing data and pushing ads, getting "smart"
> computers
That's exactly why companies (the biggest cmputer purchasers) are led to leases instead of purchases, and those renew every 3 years. On the user side cheaper computers are also the mainstream, and people don't expect those to last 10 years.
They're supposed to have recurring maintenance fees. One might do the maintenance themselve, but a significant part of the user base will ask a shop to do it, probably the dealer where they bought it.
> furniture, kitchen appliances, other home appliances
On the higher end it survives by charging years worth of purchase. Like a 4000 bucks oak dining table. Kitchen appliance also either cost an arm and a leg or won't last for 10 years (including buying replacement for the perishable parts)
The lower end is the market IKEA dominates.
> television
They exactly saw this problem front and center and started pivoting to selling viewing data and pushing ads, getting "smart"
> computers
That's exactly why companies (the biggest cmputer purchasers) are led to leases instead of purchases, and those renew every 3 years. On the user side cheaper computers are also the mainstream, and people don't expect those to last 10 years.