What a ripoff, limiting actual capabilities.
Since taxpayers built Tesla, you’d think everyone would get as much capability for their money as possible.
Some interesting thread comments.
We’ve had a fridge for 30 years and a washer/dryer for 20.
I tried to get the dryer fixed, “Parts not available” said the guy from Sears. Hired another guy (not ‘authorized’) and he fixed it.
Apparently appliances (many costing 1,2,3k) are made cheaply in China and expected to last 3-5 years max.
Companies even have a ‘planned obsolete’ division to make sure sucker consumers will have to buy expensive new products to replace the cheaply made old ones.
The repair guy told me to buy the most basic appliances possible - no computer board = nothing big to go wrong. Easier to repair and essentially they all do the same thing (keep food cold, dry clothes).