Quote from C.H.R.I.S. on 07/10/06 at 10:12am:

 
Financial update status of amazon.com as of July 26.  The stock price fell today in market trading over $7.33 a share to $26+ ps on lower than expected quarterly earnings of 5 cents a share.  This is down from 12 cents a share for the same period last year.  
 
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/07/26/AR2006072600210.html
 
Carmine D.

Quote from Carmine_Difazio on 07/26/06 at 7:28pm:

 
Is this supposed to be deductive?

All though I'm new to this forum, I have 25 + years in vacuum repair.
As far as Dyson offering a 5 year warranty in America is concerned, I wouldn't hold your breath.  
 
There is a difference between cleaning primarily bare floor and a few throw rugs,
in a small flat which are common in England,
Vs, wall to wall thick plush carpet, that exists in a majority of  American homes
that not only have more carpet in them, but are overall larger.
 
Now why should that make a difference?
 
In America a Dyson is going to be used more in a larger home, with thicker carpeting which creates more fuzz, that builds up in the brush-roll which not only lessens the life of the brush roll due to carpet fiber build up in the bearing ends,(the ends of the brush roll that houses the bearing which allow the brush roll to spin freely)
now the Dyson uses the same motor to run the brush roll, as it does to create suction, the extra resistance from the thicker carpet and extra carpet fuzz, will make the motor work harder, which makes it run hotter, which not only effects it's motor life but also heats up the plastic housing, which over time causes it to become brittle which then
leads to fracturing.
 
So unless they improve there design  they can't afford to offer a 5 year warranty.
 
 
 

This Man has my respect, he knows his stuff.........
 
welcome to our club friend..........
 
  O.T.

Vac repair guy, thanks for your post - I'd not previously considered this angle on the US Dysons, that the machines could possibly be more prone to failure with the increase in carpet pile. As shown on their the website, Dyson's testing procedures are extensive, they have likely tested to simulate the average motor life on many different grades of carpet. It's likely one of the reasons that Dyson keeps the brushroll as it is, the other being that a more aggressive brushroll can cause noticable damage to a carpet over time. As I recall, Tom (Dual) meantioned a while back that Dyson have produced prototypes for the US with more aggressive bristles. Of course, you're unlikley to ever get any offical line from Dyson that some competitor's machines cause carpet wear.
 
I agree that the 5 year warranty is unlikely to be offered in the US for the moment.
This stratergy is surprising in a way, a lot of UK chain store retailers and their staff make money selling extended warranty policys at the time of purchase. However, the sweetener is the commisions for selling more of a higher-margin product. In way, very little changes, Dyson have always had a good history of correcting problems out of warranty, if it's shown to be a recognised design fault.
 
It's a positive move, to convince people that they stand behind the relibiity of their machines, whatever the missleading, sensational-driven press releases & editorials might say when reporting the UK consumer surveys.