Pat wrote:
::: Why be a skeptic on a perfectly sound business model? What you're
::: saying doesn't sound far-fetched to me. They are into it to make
::: money and we only have to buy if we want to. Of course, they
::: probably didn't think that far ahead....they just realized they had
::: something and looked for ways to improve it to make even more $$$!
:::
::
:: So, you do think it was part of the business model to bring out
:: "adjustments" every year? After all, a variable thermostat switch
:: was not something unusual back when the first Foreman Grill was
:: introduced...

It could be....time to market might have prevented that addition on the
first models....capturing the minds eye of the public is very
important....get big GF (with the winning smile) out there generating
interest...they make an initial investment, see how that goes, if well, more
money goes into for a newer/better models. Of course, they could have put
all the good stuff in the first model (or come out with 3 models at once)
(but that takes more investment dollars), which would mean that neither you
nor I would have to consider dumping our current one to get one with better
stuff. So we might feel putout (I know I do). But unless we were there, we
can't know what factors really influenced it. From a business POV, several
factors play in.