Comment by TZubiri

It seems to be a general phenomenon with most brands that their quality is reduced with time.

There seems to be a lot of profit in buying brands with a reputation for high quality and then replacing it with lower quality and reaping the profits.

It shouldn't be legal if you ask me, it has elements of fraud, the brand should be consistent, Apple implies quality for example, if Apple where to release a cheap badly made product at an expensive price, they would be breaking the brand-contract.