Comment by peoplefromibiza
3 years ago
> You have the extra year protection, but you are paying for it.
which anyone understands that is not the same thing.
You can also buy 2 of the same items for redundancy, I wouldn't call it "warranty" though.
> iPhone 13 Pro USA price: 999$
> iPhone 13 Pro Italy price: 1250$
The price on Apple's U.S. online store website is before taxes
But anyway that's a completely meaningless comparison:
Parmigiano Reggiano in Italy Euro ~10 / Kg
Parmigiano Reggiano in USA $ ~20 / pound AKA $ 44.4 / Kg
Of course the price premium is not exclusively due to the warranty (probably a good chunk of it is due to import tarifs and taxes). But do we agree that increasing the warranty period costs Apple more? Do we not agree that a business will tend to increase the price of its product when the cost of its product increases?
> Do we agree that increasing the warranty period costs Apple more?
I don't.
On the contrary, I believe they should thank us for encouraging them to make better and more durable products.
If I am spending 12 hundred euros on an electronic device, the least the manufacturer can do is give me the warranty that it won't break on its own before 2 years of usage.
Anyway, Xiaomi makes perfectly valid products at 1/3 of Apple prices.
Maybe it's not the 2-year warranty the issue here...