IPhone 4 yellow spot. out of warranty

is my device eligible for a new one even though is out of warranty ?
i didn't notice the spot until a few days ago.
apple declared this a manufacturing problem, so i don't see why would they not change it. the problem is i do not have an official apple store in my country and the resselers want to change the display at some cost
where can i talk with someone from apple ?

If you consider any company that abides by the terms of the warranty for a product, terms which are very clear, to be a "rip off", then you have a very skewed and unreasonable view of things. How many other devices you own do you think would be fixed without charge once the warranty expires? Do you think the manufacturer of your car or your TV would do so?  If you can find a manufacturer of any product that will completely ignore the terms of the warranty and fix an item well after the warranty expires, by all means buy from them, and let us know who they are as we'll all probably buy from them.
Sorry your iPhone developed a problem, but it is out of warranty. You can live with the problem, pay for a replacement, find an independent repair service and have them perform a repair, or go buy some other phone. It's your choice.

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