There used to be a whole culture of bose kind of being a-holes. (Like 20 years ago.) I used to work at CNET back then and there was a kind of "yeah bose is ok" kind of vibe but it was always tinged with "but they want to sue you if you say mean things" whether they did or not.

As far as I know now, things have changed substantially. I would assume this includes engineering quality and honesty.

This bricking avoidance seems like another note in that positive direction.