Even if they had a warranty they'd just send you a replacement item and throw your old one away. What's the difference besides the money for the new one is coming out of your pocket instead of theirs?
I think the idea is that there would be an incentive for them to make the product last
I talked to a friend and he said the UPS store now throws all the individual returns from multiple customers into a single box and ships that back. So there's that.
The board: "What about it?"
Have you seen the news on Sonos upgrade policy? They just throw away fully functioning devices.
Can't you just resell them instead of going through Sonos?
Yes, but if you want to get a 30% discount on your upgrade, Sonos requires you to brick the device by putting it into "recycle" mode.
Haha do you think Amazon makes their decisions based on the environment? Of course they don’t.
People who make returns aren't making a decision based on the environment either.