[Skynet]

When I buy electronics I buy high end stuff but unfortunately after 3 Years they do not work properly. Samsung and Apple give just max. 4 years updates for smartphones. 20 years ago if you buyed a expensive PC you could use it for decades, today max 5 years.

This is a huge burden for the environment.

[Pants-of-dog]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planned_obsolescence

[Skynet]

@Pants-of-dog In France is obsolescence forbidden by law, but it is a paper tiger prolonging the warranty is in my view the best option.

[Dr House]

No

A warranty is a good proxy for how long the manufacturer expects the product to last. Forcing longer warranties will not actually make the product more reliable, just add to the cost of it.

[AFAIK]

They could also design products that are easy to repair and replace parts for instead of being hostile to such efforts. Apple went so far as to design a new screw so no one could open up their devices and do something radical like replace the battery or upgrade a component. I've bought appliances with 10 year warranties on the core component such as a washing machine's motor.

A mandated 10 year warranty doesn't mean electronics will have to function perfectly for a decade, it means manufacturers will be required to repair or replace any device that breaks prematurely.