The real why is: Because we say so, you will buy it anyway. Its cheaper(no slot) and easier(same production line) to manufacture, and as a bonus forces users t

The real why is: Because we say so, you will buy it anyway. Its cheaper(no slot) and easier(same production line) to manufacture, and as a bonus forces users to upgrade earlier, not to mention planned obsolescence. Same goes for the SSD. Anybody want to guess how an official Apple data recovery procedure looks like in case of soldered SSD and no cloud backup? I can tell you how - there isnt one, just like with phones.