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Smartphone sales down 22 percent in Q2, the worst performance in a decade (arstechnica.com)
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Smartphone sales down 22 percent in Q2, the worst performance in a decade::North American sales are bad for everyone, except, miraculously, Google.

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[–] flop_leash_973@lemmy.world 19 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

It is amusing how cell phone companies want people to think about their products like a fridge or video game console, yet are shocked when people seem to only want to buy a new one every 5-10 years or more when the old one breaks.

[–] DudeDudenson@lemmings.world 8 points 1 year ago (2 children)

The fact that you think it's normal to change fridges regularly astonishes me

[–] flop_leash_973@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I don't like it, but it is a fairly normal part of the modern world of consumer goods for home appliances to "not be made like they used to."

[–] OrteilGenou@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I just had to replace my clothes dryer. New one is guaranteed for one year. Estimates for the life of the unit is about ten years max. The dryer I replaced was made in 1989.

[–] TheMinions@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

I had to replace my washer recently. Brand new as of 2019. The price of repair was approximately 500 dollars. A new washer was 700. This is a very frustrating situation.

[–] Nurgle@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Are these shocked cell phone companies in the room with us? iPhone sale peaked like three years, Samsung probably close to then as well.