I don't think so.Modern electronic devices actually have fewer discrete components than older ones. There's less actual parts to fail, yet it fails anyway. Electronic equipment has changed quite a lot over the years. Cost cutting, as well as reductions for size and weight take a toll on reliability.Metal transistor cases are replaced by plastic.Heavy transformers are replaced by solid state switching power supplies, which stress components more (since they run at higher frequencies than linear power supplies).Circuit board traces are getting thinner and closer together.Metal gears are now replaced by cheap nylon and/or plastic gears. Electronic items have become disposable commodities. People don't keep electronics for a long time anymore. They buy it cheap, use it a few years and then buy new things and throw away the old. Manufacturers look primarily at the bottom line and are pressured by the market's demand for cheap, light, small and portable goods that are easy to mass produce and that will keep customers buying. So they cut corners.As the old saying goes, "they don't make 'em like they used to."
