The cost to bring any good to market is a combination of: (1) R&D (technical and non technical), (2) Manufacturing, (3) Sales (compensation to intermediaries br

The cost to bring any good to market is a combination of: (1) R&D (technical and non technical), (2) Manufacturing, (3) Sales (compensation to intermediaries bringing the product to marketing), (4) Regulatory and Compliance (5) Consumer labor (6) Externalities New product prices are: (1)(2)(3)(4) Repair-part costs are dominantly comprised of: (2)(3)(5) If (2)(3)(5)(6)_oldProduct > (1)(2)(3)(4)(6)_newProduct the market is telling you your time is better spent doing something else and properly recycling the equipment. If the state inflates (4) to get (2)(3)(5)(6)_oldProduct < (1)(2)(3)(4)(6)_newProduct to be true, all that's been achieved is bureaucracy has siphoned off value from R&D and less products are produced. If there are negative, socialized costs associated with consumption (externalities) there's a justified argument to allocate those costs on the people who are producing them (recycling tax at time of purchase). Product Management via regulation is not how you get a vibrant market of inexpensive products that people want.