Controlled breakdown?

Today as I went to wired.com, as I do many mornings, to read whatever latest piece of information something slightly more personal caught my attention. The article was titled "Burning Question: Does My Gear Know When Its Warranty Is Up?" You can read it here http://wired.com/gadgets/miscellaneous/magazine/17-05/st_burningquestion

Now, this is quite an interesting question because I'm sure it's something that many of us have thought before. The article cleverly points out that most things we buy, whether it be a phone, computer, television, car, whatever only seem to work for about as long as they're guaranteed to. The explanation for this in the article is one that I had never really considered before and after reading find to be too probable to be false.

Now, I may be naive, but the idea of a company intentionally making a product that they're sure will only function for so long is just appalling to me. To me, the idea that someone wouldn't make something the very best they possibly could, is just unreal. I'm just weird like that. But at the same time, the idea that from a business standpoint making a product that will only function for a limited lifespan, thus forcing the buyer to go back for more seems terribly logical. If you make something that lasts forever, once everyone in the world buys one, you're out of business.

I guess I just had more faith in people than I really should. I guess I should just assume most people in the business would are out there just looking to turn a profit and aren't actually trying to provide a real service to the world. I guess not everyone is like that, but too many people are and so it creates a stigma about things. I guess we're due for a revolution...