* 1. Very few “evil schemes” exist in reality because people aren’t all that clever (and all that evil)*
Uh, no. That is a very common technique commonly used the last 15 years.
Many products have different parts, such as different types for display panels in different revisions. So a very common tactic is to only release the one with the superior part at first.
And a few weeks/months later all the reviews have been written or at least have sourced their review sample you start pushing the cheaper version.
Mobile phones, computer displays, TVs etc. suffer from this. Perhaps less so nowadays because most of those critical components are specified in the spec. sheet.
Uh, no. That is a very common technique commonly used the last 15 years.
Many products have different parts, such as different types for display panels in different revisions. So a very common tactic is to only release the one with the superior part at first.
And a few weeks/months later all the reviews have been written or at least have sourced their review sample you start pushing the cheaper version.
Mobile phones, computer displays, TVs etc. suffer from this. Perhaps less so nowadays because most of those critical components are specified in the spec. sheet.