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There definitely needs to be a paradigm shift so that companies have a motivation to repair their products. One way would be to change the ownership of the prod
by tren 8y ago
There definitely needs to be a paradigm shift so that companies have a motivation to repair their products. One way would be to change the ownership of the products back to those that produce them and the consumer loans them from these companies. Companies would be responsible for repairing any defective products that are on loan; this would mean and emphasis would be placed on quality over quantity in their products. The company would have a large incentive to get the most life out of a product with the minimum amount of repairs if they're liable for all maintenance. They would also have a consistent revenue stream through hired products.
If there was a big name player out there who offered this service to me, I'd sign up.
- ianmcgowan 8y agoYou can lease a car, why not lease your fridge/washing-machine/toaster? If it's anything like leasing a car, you'll pay 150% of the value of the toaster over 5 years, and then have a ridiculous residual at the end. Oh, and a penalty for toasting too many slices on the "extra dark" setting. And you never own the toaster, so you end up paying a small monthly fee forever.
- pbhjpbhj 8y agoThe point of the companies from the viewpoint of the demos is supposed to be to provide goods; your fix retains high profits. Why not look at the life of a fridge and say the median current ownership period is now the free, transferable guarantee/warranty period; companies have to buy insurance against bankruptcy to maintain forward ability to repair (stops companies closing in order to clear liabilities, then restarting). Rinse and repeat, minimum 2 year warranty for material and workmanship on all goods. Increase warranty to maintain medians. Perhaps then we can start curing 'designed to fail' goods.