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And that's exactly where they're going here; offer a long warranty and easy returns, while producing a product that's cheap enough (definitely in 5 - 10 years) that people won't actually bother with it. It's what happens with mainstream consumer electronics; 3 years warranty, sure, but would you return a $30 machine to the webshop you got it the cheapest to claim that three years later?


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