![]() ![]() "not as important as the shareholders!" he replied.ĭon't blame the Chinese, their shareholders only want their piece of the pie! I once had a VP tell me that our shareholders were the most important thing to our company!!! "What about the customers?" I asked. They all report to the shareholders, and shareholders want only one thing, PROFIT, at any cost. For them, the term "quality" means you build it to customer specs, no more and less if you can get away with it, and that goes for any big corporation anywhere. I worked in the purchasing department of a very large multinational for 25 years so I know what the word Quality means to them, and it's not the same thing it means to most of us. ![]() ![]() Is it better to buy something cheap that will last a couple of years, then replace it when it breaks, and over & over? Big business sure thinks so, but I'm not so sure, since it will always break when you most need it & it's most inconvenient. Now the words "planned obsolescence" are more the norm. Many years ago, and maybe still for some small private shops now, quality meant that the products you produced would last for a long time (maybe generations), it was/is a point of pride for the craftsman. I can't comment on longevity because I don't have any experience with Chinese engines. For that kind of money, a five year engine life wouldn't be all that bad. And let's not forget that you can buy a 6 h.p.
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