| Rolex’s cost upwards of $6000. Mechanical watch functionality evolves extremely slowly - over generations, not years. Competent Watch repair of actual high end watches is an extremely difficult skill to master taking years. Read watch forums - repair is often botched. Computers are almost always redundant before they need repairing, whereas a mechanical watch can last generations, therefore a far higher percentage will need repair. Watches are not recyclable. Rolex is an exception. Watches in the price range of computers are mostly electronic and are in fact less repairable than computers in general or any Apple device. There is literally nothing about this analogy with watch repair that applies to computers. Also, there is simply nothing to support the hypothesis that Apple makes devices intentionally hard to repair. They offer good warranties, and a lot of people buy AppleCare. It is therefore in Apple’s interest to make devices economic to both repair and/or recycle when replaced. Furthermore Apple has stated that it is their strategy to maximize the useful life of their devices (presumably so they can continue to sell services to users who don’t need new devices). Increasing the device life is not the same as making it repairable. Many things that make a device easier to repair, also make it more likely to fail. People who demand repairability without taking this into account may well be harming the environment, and economically disadvantaged users without realizing it. |