Subj : Re: Mac Sillicon
To   : Warpslide
From : Nightfox
Date : Fri Nov 20 2020 09:10:58

  Re: Re: Mac Sillicon
  By: Warpslide to Nightfox on Fri Nov 20 2020 08:22 am

 Ni>> hmm..  A few years ago, I thought I read Apple was going back to
 Ni>> making th (and maybe storage drive?) removable so you could upgrade
 Ni>> them.  I don't k y they'd make it all soldered on.

 Wa> They've been on this "make it so thin & light" kick for so long, I'm sure
 Wa> they'd use that as the reason why. But the real reason is so they can
 Wa> (over) charge you for the upgrades at the time of purchase. 

 Wa> Need up upgrade in the future? Too bad, throw it out and buy a new one.

I remember hearing how Apple started out with interest from computer clubs in the late 70s, I believe, which I think had a community of open computing and easy upgrades, etc.  And in the late 90s-early 2000s, I remember seeing ads for their G4 Mac tower and G5 PowerMac towers, saying they're easy to open and upgrade.  Seems like they've done a reversal in recent years.

Nightfox

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