Re:My Pixel has a manufacturing defect
by jay_kyburz on Saturday December 10, 2016 @09:04PM
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Those times look a little exaggerated to me. My understanding is that it will be up to the magistrate to decide what is a reasonable life expectancy of a device. (Based on how the product was marketed and sold)
Yes, a magistrate decides. The times listed already have a set precedent.
What goes into deciding reasonableness usually involves:
* Cost of product vs average income of average household
* Reliability advertised
* Average income of the targeted audience
* Audience reliance upon the product
As a quick example, an iPhone sells for about $1400, which is about 2% of the average income, and is a daily use item.
The device breaking causes disruption to the consumer, and has already cost a somewhat sizeable part of their income.
They're entitled to the time necessary to offset such a purchase, and interest rates and insurance rates are used as the guide here. Both of which use 4.8 years for 2%.
Its against manufacturing defects, and designed to fight planned obsolescence.
EDIT: Most warranties here don't cover consumer-caused damage either. If they do, extended warranty makes sense, but it's few and far between.