[google234123]

That 100x longer life span is not useful to most consumers.

[shadilay]

Not all consumers have the same use case. I personally enjoy using flash drives for live OS.

[google234123]

I’m sure the market will create endurance drives for those with the need.

[shadilay]

If it has I haven't seen it. It wouldn't be true SLC either, just TLC operated in SLC mode.

[rasz]

Neither are paper shopping bags.

[google234123]

Are paper shopping bags cheaper for grocery stores or are they being forced by the government?

[rasz]

Are you really asking that? In EU paper shopping bags are mandated due to environmental reasons https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/mar/27/the-last..., just like longer product lifespan https://www.beuc.eu/press-media/news-events/european-parliam.... None of those are directly beneficial to consumer at the moment of purchase in an obvious way, aka you pay more so almost no one would pick that option on their own accord, but have wide ranging long time ecological and usability ramifications.