Yep, that's the thing. These things cost maybe a couple hundred dollars to manufacture, and they sell for around $500 retail. The profit margin is huge, unlike laptops, and Volvos. Volvos sell for tens of thousands of dollars, and so failure is less tolerable. That said, PARTS of Volvos do fail. Apples and oranges, economically speaking. These electronics have so few parts that can be replaced. It's usually all or nothing.
And yes Volvos are amazing that way. My XC-90 is 6 years old with 120,000 miles, and it still looks and works almost like new! Cheers, Don From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Harold M. Goldner Sent: Wednesday, January 27, 2010 7:38 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Treo] My 3rd Pre Plus in 24 hrs I'm on my 6th Treo 755p in 2 years. While a few were due to my amazing coordination (not), one was due to the Access screen of death, one to the headset jack problem, and one because the camera failed. I've since learned to how to replace screens to avoid the coordination problem. I agree with the assessment that these are mass produced devices that are practically designed to fail within a few years, especially after heavy daily use, but it is certainly within the real of statistical probabilities that 3 units fail on the same day. It's not for nothing that carriers offer 'new every two.' I wish these things were made like my Volvos, both of which have 100,000+ miles on them. Harold [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
