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Apple are a company founded in 1976 by Steve Jobs and Wozniak. There was always a bit of a head in the clouds approach from Apple to designing things, but it seemed to work well until about the 2000's. Suddenly, there was an obsession with cutting excess weight, probably sparked about the time of the iPod, at the cost of repairability and upgradeability. Of course, the iPhone's launch would wind up staging the path of crafting the most popular consumer electronic device in the world, and smartphones now have become one of the most controversial to the right to repair community that is normally expected to be designed by a team of scumbags. | Apple are a company founded in 1976 by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak. There was always a bit of a head in the clouds approach from Apple to designing things, but it seemed to work well until about the 2000's. Suddenly, there was an obsession with cutting excess weight, probably sparked about the time of the iPod, at the cost of repairability and upgradeability. Of course, the iPhone's launch would wind up staging the path of crafting the most popular consumer electronic device in the world, and smartphones now have become one of the most controversial to the right to repair community that is normally expected to be designed by a team of scumbags. | ||
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Revision as of 00:23, 15 January 2025
Apple are a company founded in 1976 by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak. There was always a bit of a head in the clouds approach from Apple to designing things, but it seemed to work well until about the 2000's. Suddenly, there was an obsession with cutting excess weight, probably sparked about the time of the iPod, at the cost of repairability and upgradeability. Of course, the iPhone's launch would wind up staging the path of crafting the most popular consumer electronic device in the world, and smartphones now have become one of the most controversial to the right to repair community that is normally expected to be designed by a team of scumbags.
2010's
Apple had numerous design failings in the 2010's, and these were often brushed under the rug- and of course, anyone experiencing such an issue would normally be slapped in the face with a mammoth repair bill. High-cost GPU failures on early 2010's MacBooks, the 2016-'17 MacBook Pro's screen cable skimping scandal, the 2019 16-inch MacBook Pro's SSD failures and more are design flaws Apple have, as they have often, dodged accountability for and continue to do.
Too little, too late - Attempts, or "Attempts" to do better
Apple have attempted recent changes to their products that have made them better, but still not on par with some other manufacturers for pro-consumer behaviour. Many believe this to be driven by changing legislation. Certain parts of this, certainly are. This includes:
- Opening an online "self service repair" parts store.
- Making the back glass of iPhones removable.
- Allowing alternative app stores in an update to iOS 17, in compliance with new EU legislation.
- Calibration tools for newly installed used parts in iOS 18, which sometimes work.
- An upgradeable, swappable SSD in the 2024 Mac Mini - albeit you cannot swap these units between M4 and M4 Pro units due to the internal casing's design being different without much good reason.
- A battery removable with just a 9V battery in the 2024 iPhone 16 and 16 Plus.
