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Smartphone sales down 22 percent in Q2, the worst performance in a decade (arstechnica.com)

submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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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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[–] [email protected] 8 points 11 months ago (2 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months 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."

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months 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.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months 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.