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Originally Posted by 1Cor10:23
Op, keep in mind that replacing the screen = permanently breaking the plastic connectors at the four corners of the OFT. This thing was made never to be opened/repaired as it has those one-way plastic connectors that just can't be opened and resealed (AFAIK) and you'll have to glue it back together (which can still a good seal since it has a lot of good contact + it's plastic).
My take is that you'll get a new tablet for $200 and they'll just discard your current one. I personally think it's overpriced - as my take on the business model is that the $500 for the OFT itself is like a user license for the device. Them replacing the tablet for you still keeps the number of users, net-net, the same so long as they take your broken one from you. Since the business is portrayed as, you're paying $500 for the device, I can see why they would want to charge a higher price. Ideally, they would charge you the actual replacement cost for the device but hey, it's still a business I guess. I can't imagine that it actually takes $200 to produce one of these but I could easily be wrong...
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You're not just paying for the tablet... you're paying for the continued improvements to it's software, tunes, customer service, etc.
This is the same for ANYTHING you buy. Profits (especially for small businesses) are usually poured back into the business to improve the business. It's not like they're getting rich off these things...