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by whyagaintango
1041 days ago
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For your previous comment. Do I assume you are a genX? - one can give tons of reasons for non-repairable devices but the planet has only so much resources. Eventually Apple will enter the group of terrible companies like exxon/BP. Sure Tim Cook will be having the billions but if more companies like tesla is following apple's strategy if vertical integration Either govts will interfere Or Planet is trashed. - TV, phones have always been repairable. Even recently some one posted repairing a sony Trinitron. - even if apple doesnot want to do the repair of a chip, capacitor they can make them available - or not sue if 3rd party does it - Louis rossman can replace a failed charging chip from an old logic/mother board. He/others like ifixit only tell apple to supply it or allow others to manufacture. |
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I worked for Apple in 1988-91 if that gives a clue. And I was around 30 at the time.
I don’t disagree about big companies trashing the environment with disposable goods. I keep my electronics for a long time. I don’t own a car. I try to consume very little. Individual efforts don’t make enough difference, though. Enough people have to vote with their wallets to stop predatory and wasteful companies. The realities of why Apple does what they do seem easily explained with simple economics, without invoking conspiracies.
Sony stopped making Triniton TVs and monitors in the early 2000s. How many of those do you suppose ended up in landfills? Someone repairing one today describes a hobbyist or tinkerer. Sony didn’t intend or support end-users repairing their TVs. Try doing that with a modern flat screen. Individuals can and do fix and upgrade consumer electronics, but they represent a negligible percentage of the consumer base.