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> That would right away, increase the lifetime of the products there's no guarantee of that. the manufacturers could just charge X times more, and expect on av
by sigstoat 9y ago
> That would right away, increase the lifetime of the products
there's no guarantee of that. the manufacturers could just charge X times more, and expect on average to send 1.5 replacements out.
(or less, most likely. folks who wouldn't bother to ask for warranty service, or lose the device first, or otherwise fail to satisfy the requirements of the warranty.)
- simion314 9y agoThey can charge more, but they need to compete with the others that will charge less if their own products are not breaking that often or if they have a cheaper way to repair instead of replacing the product.