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Message: <blockquote data-quote="shaocaholica" data-source="post: 1545339" data-attributes="member: 78296">Alright, I just went there and read the wording.  I'm not sure what is really binding, the wording on the website or the piece of paper that comes with the product.  In either case, "lifetime of the product" means to me, "as long as its still in production or the company still has some stock".  From my personal experience with ZR, I would personally trust them to replace a product with a newer model if its out of production as long as the defect is indeed not user error.  But thats my personal take.  Yes, I don't expect ZRs $400 binos to have the same level of service as $1400+ binos but I also don't really care since, like I said, I can pay out of pocket for replacements/upgrades many times over before I hit the price of a single alpha bino.Edit:Also, look at all the cheap cutting edge technology around you.  Your PC, your iPod, your digital camera.  Those items don't come with uber warranties either.  Why?  Because they know they will be obsolete within a short time window and they really don't need to keep them in service beyond that window.  I personally would rather have cheaper warranties, faster revisions and cheaper prices rather than more robust warranties, slower revisions and higher prices.  But hey, thats just me.  If you prefer to have a more robust warranty at a higher price, thats your prerogative.I have 1000s of dollars invested in electronics, computers, and even optics that I know will be obsolete in a matter of years or in some cases months considering how fast these industries are moving these days.  I personally go for balance in all areas rather than the extremes.  If I could afford it, I would go for the extremes but I'd rather have 4 "toys" with lesser warranties than 1 "toy" that I can expect to keep forever when I'll probably end up replacing them all anyway.  Thats how I roll.</blockquote>

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