4S Wifi Grayed Out - I feel abandoned by Apple

I have three iPhones 4s's for my family and me. We have had them for less than two years. Two of them have now lost Wifi. I followed the steps on this Apple Support page:
iOS: Wi-Fi settings grayed out or dim
None of the resets worked, so I went to an Apple Store. They said sorry, it's a hardware problem. We'll fix it for $200, otherwise, you're out of luck. Are there any other possible solutions that I've missed?
An internet search, including many posts on this forum, suggests it's a pretty widespread problem. I feel abandoned by Apple. This is my first ownership experience with Apple products. Do Apple products really only work for a little more than one year before developing problems?
Mike

Thanks for the intelligent response. I certainly don't expect new phones, I just want mine to work as they were intended. I do not have AppleCare coverage and am clearly out of warranty, so I did not think to go through those channels. I was able to get in touch with Corporate Executive Relations and the best help they could offer was a full iPhone restore followed by a restore from backup (this step is not part of the above mentioned support page, but is a last ditch effort by the executive technical support staff to remedy the problem). Unfortunately, that restore process did not solve the problem. That is as far as they are willing to help. They refuse to cover the hardware defect.
Again, thank you for your response, it is much appreciated.
Mike

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