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Apple has problems but "cutting corners" is not one of them. The butterfly keyboard is bad, and the problem is apparently that it is too delicate. There's no e
by millstone 8y ago
Apple has problems but "cutting corners" is not one of them.
The butterfly keyboard is bad, and the problem is apparently that it is too delicate. There's no evidence this bad keyboard was created as a cost-saving measure. The mechanism is complex, and clearly expensive. If anything it was a mistake born of fetishizing thinness.
- dawnerd 8y agoAnd they’re fixing it for free even out of warranty. Good luck getting a pc laptop manufacturer to repair a 2016 model for four years for free.
- simion314 8y agoAfter a class action lawsuit happened, before they denied the issue.
- Schlaefer 8y agoThey start those programs years into the product cycle (afaik the 2018 model isn't covered at the moment). They decide every time if it is a warranty case. They decide if other parts need replacement first and you have to pay for those. - Also you actually paid for that, because Apple doesn't loses money on Macs. It's priced in. For other manufactures you just buy the replacement part for 40 bucks on amazon, it comes to your house and you replace it yourself within ten minutes. I prefer that cheap, zero downtime solution even if I have to pay for it myself. It's nice that this warranty program exists, but it's a band aid, not a fix.
- protomyth 8y agoApple has problems but "cutting corners" is not one of them. https://www.zdnet.com/article/apple-knew-about-the-iphone-6-bendgate-problem/ https://www.zdnet.com/article/apple-knew-about-the-iphone-6-... Cutting a bit of cost by not using underfill is the definition of cutting corners.