[wildmusings]

That's all fine and dandy, but it isn't free. That's the point I'm making.

[kesselvon]

Apple made $7.6 billion USD in net income in the last quarter; I'm pretty sure they have plenty to cover the cost of repairs because of poor manufacturing quality.

[wildmusings]

That's not how it works. They're going to sell it for as much margin as any given market can optimally support. This is basic supply and demand.

[reitanqild]

Agree.

Additionally letting Apple (and other big companies)[0] clean up their own mess creates a perfectly aligned incentive to avoid messing with consumers again.

Edit: clarify

[0]: I actually like big companies. It's mostly just when they, -in spite of massive profits, do stupid things e.g: like whining against basic worker or consumer protection etc that they annoy me.