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You forget "...to last 5 days longer than the warranty."

• londons_explore 8y ago
  Really the blame for that lies with the public for not demanding a longer warranty. If enough people were prepared to pay double to buy something with a 25 year warranty, I'm sure companies would step up and make those products. People don't want to pay enough for it though.
  • eru 8y ago
    No warranty necessary. Reputation alone would be enough. At least in those cases where people care about a reputation for longevity. Paying more now for a longer lasting product depends on how much you discount the future (ie effectively your internal interest rate), and on how likely you'll think that you'll even want to use that gadged in the future. Eg the NES was probably ridiculously over-engineered for most people, since realistically they'd only need to not fall apart until you buy a SNES or Playstation.
  • lsc 8y ago
    People do, though; There is a thriving market for (heavy and expensive) stuff built to last a really long time. Obviously, if you want your product to be light and/or cheap, especially if (as in my case) your light product is supporting something very heavy, some sacrifices will have to be made.