Apple (the noted battery life scandal) I've talked to a few of their repair staff who somewhat confirmed that it wasn't accidental.
Brother and various other printer manufacturers. Many of them have built in page counters which automatically trigger warnings and errors telling you to replace ink or other parts when there may be nothing wrong. There's some interesting articles out there telling you how to override this.
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Fisher & Pykel (white goods)
Apple (the noted battery life scandal) I've talked to a few of their repair staff who somewhat confirmed that it wasn't accidental.
Brother and various other printer manufacturers. Many of them have built in page counters which automatically trigger warnings and errors telling you to replace ink or other parts when there may be nothing wrong. There's some interesting articles out there telling you how to override this.
Many more examples.