Shade
What effectivly you become is, the R&D department for the manufacturer as its durability cannot be known, only guessed at.
How many thousands of open/close cycles does the manufacturer guarentee, or are these just guestimates....
A free replacement means nothing when you are without your device for weeks whilst it is repaired.
The screen is the devices achillies heel, there will I think, be very few Pixel folds that reach their estimated EOL date....