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lung@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

Really annoys me that Apple has a policy of no more updates after 7 years (or when they change the CPU architecture enough) — that’s hardcore planned obsolescence & I think it made their hardware quality worse over time (in addition to being unrepairable)

Super lame. While I’m ranting, their trade in program is a scam that doesn’t pay out almost ever. And otherwise they will “recycle it for free” making money Im sure

So yeah I’m pretty sure the era of MacBook superiority is over & imma buy a considerably higher spec System 76 laptop instead which comes with a repair bible for pretty much every scenario and is upgradeable

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GregorGizeh@lemmy.zip ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
I am not using apple products myself any more, but 7 years of guaranteed support seems very reasonable, especially when our dumb ass economy runs on constant consumption and growth. They could just as easily make their phones break a week after the legally required warranty period is over, and you’d have to buy another

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- aasatru@kbin.earth ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  It's not reasonable, but it is understandable. This is why FOSS is the only viable alternative for sustainable computing.
  
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- FarraigePlaisteach@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  Seeming reasonable in the context of the madness of constant growth is still not reasonable. I get what you mean, but we need to demand better of the ultra powerful if we want to see better in our lifetime.
  
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  - Serinus@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    Seven years for a phone right now is pretty reasonable. For a laptop, it’s absolutely not.
    
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- lung@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  No but you see, there’s no reason a newer osx can’t run on their older hardware most of the time. You can install new windows on an old laptop if it has the specs. It’s not like they lost the drivers or whatever. It’s a choice they made, cutting off users from security updates & newer apps & leaving them with a vulnerable device
  
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TrickDacy@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
Apple is trash but this is like the least trashy thing they do honestly

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