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Originally Posted by Dulin's Books
i like the way you think^^ my vision for larger devices has always included a flip over the top cover that also acted as the switch for turning the device on or off.
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Very neat idea to get dual duty from the flip-over cover.
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I used to work at sharper image once upon a life. we sold extra replacement guarantees. They cost SI a huge amount of money because they allowed for an upgrade to a newer product if the same as your broken unit wasn't available. So there were a constant stream of the same people whose gadget suddenly cease working just before the guarantee ran out and then would pay the small difference between their original price and the new thing.
i remember and Archos customer who basically kept upgrading his archos to the newer model for $50
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Interesting because the better half likes to shop at Nordstrom and where they once had a lifetime no questions asked return policy, I mean, geeze at those prices it sort of made sense, but even they had to scale that way back for exactly the reasons you mention...CostCo had to make the same sort of change on items in electronics/computers and something else I cannot recall. All because some customers would abuse the program. It only takes a few when the margins are thin to make the whole program a negative revenue center. Heck, I felt guilty retuning a display unit laptop to CostCo about 36hrs after buying it because it really was not very sturdy. The person working the returns counter even ask if I really even opened the thing...she explained the usual condition was so abused it wasn't funny, seriously not funny. I felt better but sad at the same time.
Nice to see many want the longer warranty over other options. I would have voted that way as well, except I think Pocketbook is really on to something with the cover on the PB360...
You know, on LCD based and non-Wacom touch devices, a flip over cover could maybe be rigged to function as a sun shield to help control reflections a bit.
