[Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra] V0latyle:
Okay, but to what degree? Every single product in every single manufacturing process is going to have a certain potential for defects. This is especially common in electronics. And when you have both hardware and software bugs, it can be rather difficult to run down the issue. Time is money, and companies like Samsung would rather spend that money on R&D for new products than fixing existing ones. Sure, you can try to make the argument that the defect should be covered by warranty... but that's why they spend millions of dollars on attorneys who carefully craft the language of the warranty so as to absolve them of most issues. I forget the specific issue, but there's a major manufacturer out there whose products have been found by users to have significant heat and stability issues. I want to say it's Intel, but I'm not sure. Their official response has been "the product doesn't have a problem". My point? Most companies will do the exact same thing, because until such time as someone proves beyond the shadow of a doubt that a problem does exist, that the manufacturer did know about it, and that legal injury was caused, they're pretty safe from any lawsuits. How you or I feel about it doesn't change that.

No, it doesn't, but I point back to my statement above - while they want to try to keep their users happy, they're always going to take the cheapest route to do so, and our feelings about it aren't going to change the issue.

Case in point: My VW GTI. Volkswagen's implementation of Exhaust Gas Recirculation in the EA888 motor uses overlap of the intake and exhaust strokes, where the intake valves open slightly before the exhaust valves close. This causes some exhaust gas to be pushed back into the intake, where it is then ingested by the engine during the intake stroke. The problem is, the EA888 is a direct injection motor, where the fuel injectors spray fuel directly into the cylinders, as opposed to port injection (injectors just upstream of intake valves) and manifold injection (injectors in intake manifold). So, the intake valves, and the tumble flaps in the intake manifold just upstream of them, are never "cleaned" by fuel, and carbon from the EGR process builds up over time. These carbon deposits can become significant to the point where they impair performance; oil and crankcase vapors from the PCV system add to the problem. VW has acknowledged the problem, but they have not provided a fix, and have insisted that 30 minutes of driving above 3,000 RPM should be enough to "burn" the deposits off the valves. Those of us in the VW circles know this isn't true; the only thing that removes the deposits is an expensive and periodic intake valve cleaning, which VW won't even do if the intake manifold is replaced. Water+methanol injection seems to slow it some, but there is nothing that prevents it, and VW will never provide a fix. I've heard that the new Mk8 engines in some markets have additional port injection, but these variants aren't available in the US. Again, my point is a company will spend their money avoiding any responsibility for an issue, even to the point of settlements, because it would cost them much MUCH more to actually fix it.

To a degree, yes - we live in a very litigious society where everyone thinks they can sue anyone for any perceived wrong, and some people were never told that their opinions simply aren't worth that much. Unfortunately, this has led yet more people to believe that believing an opinion is wrong also precludes one from necessary civility and respect. You don't have to agree with someone's opinion, you don't have to like it, you don't even have to consider it valid...but you must still recognize their right to such an opinion, and you must treat others with respect regardless how much you disagree.