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<blockquote data-quote="chas_m" data-source="post: 1025395">iPhones and iPod (and now iPads) have a version of Applecare that only extends their coverage for one additional year (rather than the two additional years given to laptops and desktop computers). This is exactly for the reasons DougB stated: high turnover. People often upgrade their phones and iPods for better/newer models, thus shortening the &quot;working life.&quot;I've also noticed that by shortening the extended warranty time, Apple is decidedly more generous with &quot;problem&quot; units when it comes to iPods/iPhones than with computers. You'll never hear of a person who had the logicboard on their iPod replaced three times before they were given a new one ...So I *presume* that the combination of higher turnover and the decision to give the iPad a generous return policy (note the &quot;battery dead? here's a whole new unit for $99&quot; announcement) gave Apple the impetus to class it like the iPod and iPhone for warranty purposes.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="chas_m, post: 1025395"] iPhones and iPod (and now iPads) have a version of Applecare that only extends their coverage for one additional year (rather than the two additional years given to laptops and desktop computers). This is exactly for the reasons DougB stated: high turnover. People often upgrade their phones and iPods for better/newer models, thus shortening the "working life." I've also noticed that by shortening the extended warranty time, Apple is decidedly more generous with "problem" units when it comes to iPods/iPhones than with computers. You'll never hear of a person who had the logicboard on their iPod replaced three times before they were given a new one ... So I *presume* that the combination of higher turnover and the decision to give the iPad a generous return policy (note the "battery dead? here's a whole new unit for $99" announcement) gave Apple the impetus to class it like the iPod and iPhone for warranty purposes. [/QUOTE]

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