Yes the labor cost of manufacture is a) almost entirely automated and b) applied to a million count so the cost of that automation is subject to economies of sc

Yes the labor cost of manufacture is a) almost entirely automated and b) applied to a million count so the cost of that automation is subject to economies of scale. The human component of diagnosis and repair is not scalable, and isn't distributed. About the best way to approximate it is a $30 per year surcharge on all such products to pay for an extended warranty; that everyone would have to pay.