“Offering free extended warranties is required as an inducement to the potential customer when you can’t sell your product.”
I notice how you added the word extended in there - I am talking about the standard warranty. For reliable produces it should be at least 3 years.
Or are you saying that Apple really isn’t a premium product - that their laptops really aren’t any more reliable then the other laptops made by the 3rd party contractors who make all of apples computers?
No, a warranty covering a period beyond the average offered by the competition is an extended warranty. All warranties are have a price which is included in the cost of the item. If you have a three year warranty, it is not free... the price of the item has to reflect that cost. Not everyone wants or needs a three year warranty.
Or are you saying that Apple really isn’t a premium product - that their laptops really aren’t any more reliable then the other laptops made by the 3rd party contractors who make all of apples computers?
No, don't put words in my mouth—or in Apple's pricing. That is YOUR interpretation and your theory of determining quality by length of warranty, which ignores numerous customer surveys and reports in the industry that place Apple's reliability and customer service at the top of the competition... sometimes several percentage points above.