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I'm of the opinion that manufacturers should be required to prominently list the "expected total monthly price" on their packaging, calculated as product_price
by miki123211 2y ago
I'm of the opinion that manufacturers should be required to prominently list the "expected total monthly price" on their packaging, calculated as product_price / months_of_warranty. This basically assumes that the product may break immediately after the warranty expires.
Such a price would incentivize manufacturers to make warranties last as long as possible. This encourages repairability where it's economically and physically viable, without the tradeoffs necessary if repairability is mandated by law.
- aembleton 2y ago> Such a price would incentivize manufacturers to make warranties last as long as possible. Or keep warranties short, but push consumers into a pay by month model, because the amount per month is less than than the advertised "expected monthly price". The company then gets a regular income stream.
- poincaredisk 2y agoI think that would be one last straw that would make customers rebel. But I heard apple managed to pull this off, so maybe I'm out of touch.
- poincaredisk 2y agoI like this idea. Currently I usually buy cheapest things available, because I assume they break immediately after the (mandatory) 2 year guarantee.