Washing machine broken - What could be the problem?

That is the principle of white goods. Even at Bosch, they are only designed to last a few years. I don’t even know if their customer service is still profitable.

Yes, that is terrible. It is probably the breaking point. The machine is about 6 years old. A shame, this waste of resources.

It is probably the predetermined breaking point. The machine is about 6 years old.

The predetermined breaking point could not have failed, otherwise the washing machine would have been broken after just over 2 years.

Anyone interested in products being able to evolve and also preserving the brands must be able to accept that devices will stop working after a few years outside the warranty period.

It is beneficial for no one, neither the buyer nor the manufacturer, to develop and build devices that would last for decades.

The world has simply become faster... and smart minds predict that the journey is just beginning.

It is not advantageous for anyone, neither the buyer nor the manufacturer, to develop and build devices that would last for decades.

I have to clearly disagree with you on this occasion.

The lack of durability in many devices is not due to the fact that constant innovations take place that significantly improve existing technology every few years (the better is the enemy of the good and therefore it should not be too durable). The washing machines you bought five years ago and the ones you will buy in five years do not differ significantly – the significance is pretended by lobbies here, that is marketing nonsense.

And it is similar with coffee machines, microwaves, etc. Genuine, disruptive shifts by innovation do not depend on the expiration of the durability of the previous technology anyway. What is clearly better will prevail.

And I consider it wrong that innovations arise when (or despite) one artificially keeps the market for the old technology fresh through obsolescence. Why should one go into something completely new if the old one can be marketed so well along wear and tear?

This is good for number crunchers in the high-pile carpets of some boardroom floors. Not for the enthusiastic developer. And certainly not for the customer. Why it should be different, you would have to explain.

The answer is simple, without regular renewal every company will sooner or later reach a dead end and will then be swallowed up by the next best competitor. It is not primarily about revolutions in product development. Rather, it is about staying present in day-to-day business. The devices differ only marginally, but keep the business running and the company in the market.