Yes indeed.. new stuff is definitely designed to fail, just after warranty date.
Having said that, my first home computer was purchased secondhand.. an HP Compaq, and it lasted for 10 yrs, as did the modem. It ran XP. When it finally blew out I had to purchase something else, so I now own a new computer running Windows 10. I will see how long it lasts.
It is true that older machines lasted. I'll touch wood
and say I have a fridge I bought in 1992,(Westinghouse) and it is still going. I also have a house water-pump which I bought around the same time, (Onga) and IT is still going strong.
I feel like I am tempting fate.... because both of these appliances are expensive to replace. People express amazement when I tell them about the life of these machines. I just cross my fingers and hope they keep on going.
I also had a mag washing machine.. an Hitachi, which lasted for over thirty yrs. Sadly it blew a relay somewhere recently, and couldn't be repaired, so I now have a newish machine that was given to me. Fingers crossed.
Planned obsolescence is a definite fact, and I just hope my old stuff keeps on going, as long as I do.
It is sad that everything now produced for household use is expected to fail relatively soon. Capitalism and the consumer society really sucks.
Whenever I see an old car tooling around, I sigh with nostalgia.
They don't make things like they used to.