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[–] Ulrich@feddit.org 5 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

That's not really how brand recognition and advertising works. If it was people would have stopped buying 2D HP printers decades ago.

[–] Natanox@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 2 days ago

As well as Apple products. and Microsoft Windows devices. The whole tech industry gets shittier and people merely adjust their expectations.

People are not buying rationally either, especially not when they're literally bombarded with manipulation attempts (ads, product placements, influencer marketing etc.). Something BambuLab does relentlessly.