Washing machines. In the stores, you see a shiny stainless steel drum, but holding up the drum is a raw aluminum spindle. Those spindles corrode with typically caustic laundry detergents to last about 6 years. Replacement was possible, with a day of work. Now, manufacturers seal the drum unit with welded plastic so replacement is impossible.
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Zeiss famously ended support of a popular microscope, then destroyed all parts stored worldwide.
Potash, steel, aluminum, bitumen, hundreds of minerals, softwood and hardwood, maple syrup, wheat, soy, rapeseed...
...ethylene plastics, Crude oil, cars and vehicle parts, gold and precious metals, coal and petroleum gas, Pharmaceuticals and medical products, Aircraft and aerospace components...comedians.
People don't get it.
FBI, CIA, DHS, can access your smart TV, while "off" and use the speakers as microphones to listen to you.
in civilized countries you cannot just record people
UK has CCTV everywhere.
Take a video camera to a playground full of kids and get back to us.
This will put the 3D TV industry out of business.
Same guys used to go to Hooters to pay for fake relationships with younger women.
A very high percentage of sex workers have disabilities, and the suicide rate is very high.
People keep elderly pets alive too long for selfish reasons.
Not just Samsung, all manufacturers.