basically this happens with everything, my PS3 broke like.. half a year after it ran out of warranty (1 year warranty so its not rly shortly after running out), Sony still fixed both time it died for free though so the killswitch loses them money :P
I actually know for a fact products aren't made to last forever.. becuase if they were, you would never sell another..
Currently playing: MAG, Heavy Rain, Infamous
Getting Plat trophies for: Heavy Rain, Infamous, RE5, Burnout and GOW collection once I get it.