Unexpected Obsolescence

I want another of or maybe a replacement for a good product...

Unfortunately, it is no longer available.

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One problem is that mostmany manufacturers want to be "everything to everyone, so they can make the most money possible.everyone".  Unfortunately, this means LOTS of companies will purchase an order of predesigned & produced "white box" product,product then havewith their namelogos stenciledand onmarketing theinfo front.integrated.  The company sells that model until their stock begins to get lowlow, andwhich isgives thenthe ablecompany an opportunity to decidere-evaluate ifwhether that product was profitable enough to buy more stock of.  Sometimes the answer is No.

Even when the answer is yes, this long time between stock orders means the "white box" manufacturer is likely to have changed the product to better match THEIR cost/profit ratios.  Sometimes the changes are small and only a few parts are different, but if the product has changed completely it will need all new marketing materials.  That makes it a "new & improved" model they must charge extra for, because they MUSTfor: recoup their marketing investment, and maybe add some tiny, insignificant, additional profits.profits for the shareholders.  These creative business tactics can make it tough for an end user to get correct replacement parts or accessories over the life of a product.

How does it affect me?

• When purchasing something cheap
  • I now get all desired accessories at time of original device purchase (more or less)
  • They are not likely to be correct & possibly not even available by this time next year
• Anything being used regularly, becomes important and therefore worth the extra cash for extra quality/reliability
  • This prevents the previous problem almost entirely since thosemost manufacturers with a reputation for qualityquality, typically have that reputation for a reason and will typicallyoften do whatwhatever itis takesreasonable to maintain thatthose standards

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