liloleme wrote:
My question is....Why do you have to purchase a warranty? Isnt that sort of like extortion?
You
can say no. I usually do.
If my camera cost 700 bucks(it did) and they want 150 dollars(they did for a one year extended warranty, i figure in my head: Do 1 in 5 people bring their camera back for repairs? Probably not. In 5 years(or less) will I break or lose this camera? Also probably not. So I dont purchase the advanced warranty.
My camera is on its second year now, so assuming it loses half its value per year, the warranty makes less and less sense. I just checked, and they sell my model for 450 dollars now.
In the case of my computer, I build it myself, so a warranty isnt an option. In any case, with the most expensive component being in the 150 dollar range, and considering that only one thing is likely to break, and I can change that component myself, for an amortized cost of less than any warranty they want to sell me... I would decline.
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davidred wrote...
I installed Ubuntu once and it completely destroyed my paying relationship with Microsoft.