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Same as: acquire renown company making a solid product, substitute product by something from China at a fraction of quality/cost, still charge the same for the next couple years until word has spread.

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Examples?

Kodak Print for one. Kodak Print was spun off into a holding company called Kodak Alaris who then sold it to a Chinese investment firm who aren't doing anything with it other than constantly increasing prices to squeeze hospitals and university labs.

Pyrex is notorious for this. The whole brand used to be about it being borosilicate glass, but they substituted it for standard glass which - surprise - shatters under thermal stress.

This is so frustrating - Pyrex isn't itself anymore. Is there any brand that still sells kitchen glassware made like Pyrex used to be?

The company that licensed Pyrex in Japan still makes and sells the real deal as Iwaki

Oxo is borosilicate glass.

We've also noticed that the top of our pyrex containers flake off shards of glass. We buy Anchor now, and it seems better.

Afaik, There's actually Pyrex and PYREX. The latter being European and still making them properly.

Craftsman tools

if you're talking about hand tools, they've always been average quality at best. The real advantage has been the warranty, which from what I understand is still honored.

Craftsman power tools are absolute joke and might as well have a fisher price logo on them.

the replacement ratchet I got from craftsman (lowes) to replace my small (1/4?) drive for free is much much better than the one i bought originally in 2010.

Craftsman is interesting because its been there and back again

Sharp TVs

The vast majority of the HiFi industry

Soon to be moog

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