[kwdc]

As long as the notch is handled by the OS and software I doubt it will be a real issue. I've got a circle in the corner on my moto phone screen for the camera and I literally don't care. That circle buys me extra pixels the height of that camera for the full width of the screen. Doesn't impact movies or anything. Nice.

Personally, this is the least of Apple's "problems" if you want to call them that. Having seen how easily serviceable Framework's laptops are, I think Apple need to rethink their designs.

While I fully get the whole at-scale limitation that Apple operates in, I no longer see non-removeable batteries or other parts, eg ssd, as a necessary aspect of laptop manufacture. Its now going to be an indicator of just poor design. If Framework can make something that is serviceable then Apple should be able to innovate much better.

I don't even think this is actually an engineering decision or problem. Its a business/design one.

[tadfisher]

Apple hardware in the early-to-mid-90s was incredible for serviceability. You could replace the CPU on some Powerbooks without tools. Their desktops were even better.

[user_named]

Customizability always disappears as a company grows to target the mainstream. There's no (strong) why for user repairs (yet;awaiting legislation) so it's not happening.