I have a pessimistic view on this because I think most people are sadly very prone to going for whiz-bang style over substance. This is why people still buy Samsung appliances when Speed Queen are no frills but top tier in reliability.
I think an even more important factor is that, in the case of speed queen, it has a great reputation within specific communities...but you can't really buy them in the stores that the average person visits for appliance purchases.
Whether or not you agree with it, joe next door is going to go to someplace like Best Buy or Menards for their new appliances, and they carry brands like Samsung and Maytag, and they are going to buy display models of the ones that draw attention to them.
I don't think people actually trust Samsung as a brand that much. Marketing pipelines are just tailored to foist theirs and other garbage products because it generates revenue.
Yep, that's sort of what I'm getting at: people (generally) don't care enough to look past the marketing.
More generally, it's sort of like how on auto enthusiast forums people are like "why don't car companies make cars for us anymore, manual, V8, rear wheel drive" and the answer is that, while there are enthusiasts, their numbers aren't enough to make the economics work compared to churning out a boring crossover that will sell significantly better.
They do exist. Cheapest stoves and fridges at home depot right now are the same old dumb appliance stuff they’ve been for 40 years. Cheapest microwave they sell is the same as its been for 30 years after innovating the dedicated Potato setting.