alt Hacker News> it’s also quite convenient for Apple that all this stuff is effectively non-replaceable / upgradable
On the other hand, I’m happily banging away on my ca. 2020 M1 MacBook Pro. It just got a warranty service, free to me, that replaced the screen. It will probably get replaced around 2030. That simply isn’t the norm with the alternatives.
The hypothesis that this is self serving isn’t supported by the evidence. Instead it’s more parsimonious to conclude that this is Apple being Apple with pushing design to the limit when it comes to executing a vision. User-upgradable parts have not been part of that vision since Jobs returned.
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> User-upgradable parts have not been part of that vision since Jobs returned.
Macs were quite repairable and most parts were replaceable until ~2012. So it’s hard to blame Jobs for that.
I've had good luck with AppleCare and warranty service, and most of my Macbook's have lasted well.
On the other hand my sons 2021 Mac Mini M1 with an estimated < 20% writes remaining on the SSD is not looking very cool. In fact, rather disappointing and the computer will be junk soon due to the SSD only.