Very possible they have always failed at the same rate they do now .... it's just that now, with the internet, each failure is amplified as thousands of people read about it. 30 years ago you said awww shucks, went to the store and bought new parts and no one heard about it.
And of course you never hear about the hundred thousand that broke in fine and have worked for years.
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