Same in Europe. 2 years. But the purpose of this is to prevent a throw away consumer culture for electronics. This has been a societal response to the economic

Same in Europe. 2 years. But the purpose of this is to prevent a throw away consumer culture for electronics. This has been a societal response to the economic cheat of planned obsolence. It should be econonically cheaper if we make and buy stuff that lasts a little longer. A more interesting question is: why is the free (unregulated) market not capable of establishing this economic optimum itself? But like plastic cups and plates: washing metal ones is cheaper yet the invisible hand doesnt pick this option. It may have something to do with product prices not representing actual costs. If you could pay your dishwashers the same as you could pay the chinese factory workers it would work itself out just fine. Ps. The planned obselence was a post war strategy that we should have left behind by now.