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>> Jobs loved unupgradable hardware. First off, I don't think any of Apple's computers from 2012-2015 had much to do with Jobs, nor did I mention him by name.

>> Jobs loved unupgradable hardware. First off, I don't think any of Apple's computers from 2012-2015 had much to do with Jobs, nor did I mention him by name. Second off, if Jobs loved unupgradable hardware so much, then why have I upgraded every single Mac I've owned since my first original 2005 Mac Mini? Why am I now paying more for something that will be derped in three years because I can't upgrade the RAM and can't justify the extra cost at the moment? If Apple even offered a service to do such a thing, but no. I've upgraded every computer I've ever had - I would never purchase a brand new computer that I could not extend the life of later on - nor have I, from Apple. (I'm talking desktop computers, the iPad is most certainly not a computer - until I can develop on it, and have full access to the filesystem, I'm not calling it a computer). This pattern has only emerged in the past few years, and I will absolutely refuse to buy another MacBook until I can upgrade it myself. If that means I go back to hackintoshing a ThinkPad (I use Logic and Final Cut professionally, and occasionally do iOS work with Xcode) - I'll be more than happy to give Lenovo my money - and hey, I'll actually have some usable ports while I'm at it.

scarface74 7y ago
First off, I don't think any of Apple's computers from 2012-2015 had much to do with Jobs, nor did I mention him by name. Well, since the entire premise of the article and even the title is that the next person in line is more like Tim Cook than Steve Jobs and you said that you would be glad when Tim Cook left, it’s a reasonable assumption that you were implying you wish Apple had someone more like Jobs. Second off, if Jobs loved unupgradable hardware so much, then why have I upgraded every single Mac I've owned since my first original 2005 Mac Mini? Seeing that it’s kinda hard to solder a spinning hard drive to the motherboard, Apple really didn’t have a choice back then.... Why am I now paying more for something that will be derped in three years because I can't upgrade the RAM and can't justify the extra cost at the moment? Is there such a thing as a price sensitive Apple customer? If you’re looking for the most affordable, best bang for your buck piece of electronics, you shouldn’t be going anywhere near apple.com. I'm talking desktop computers, the iPad is most certainly not a computer - until I can develop on it, and have full access to the filesystem, I'm not calling it a computer). So now the definition of a computer is “something you can develop on”? What’s the advantage of having “full access to the file system” over “having a common repository on the device where you can share files across applications”? But really, most of the laptops are only upgradeable to 16GB ($200 extra) or at the most 32GB ($400 extra from the base 16GB). Why wouldn’t you just max them out from day one? All of the current desktop Macs (except maybe the low end iMacs?) have user upgradeable RAM. The motherboard of the laptops don’t support more than 16/32GB of RAM so you would never be able to upgrade pass that anyway.

scarface74 7y ago

First off, I don't think any of Apple's computers from 2012-2015 had much to do with Jobs, nor did I mention him by name. Well, since the entire premise of the article and even the title is that the next person in line is more like Tim Cook than Steve Jobs and you said that you would be glad when Tim Cook left, it’s a reasonable assumption that you were implying you wish Apple had someone more like Jobs. Second off, if Jobs loved unupgradable hardware so much, then why have I upgraded every single Mac I've owned since my first original 2005 Mac Mini? Seeing that it’s kinda hard to solder a spinning hard drive to the motherboard, Apple really didn’t have a choice back then.... Why am I now paying more for something that will be derped in three years because I can't upgrade the RAM and can't justify the extra cost at the moment? Is there such a thing as a price sensitive Apple customer? If you’re looking for the most affordable, best bang for your buck piece of electronics, you shouldn’t be going anywhere near apple.com. I'm talking desktop computers, the iPad is most certainly not a computer - until I can develop on it, and have full access to the filesystem, I'm not calling it a computer). So now the definition of a computer is “something you can develop on”? What’s the advantage of having “full access to the file system” over “having a common repository on the device where you can share files across applications”? But really, most of the laptops are only upgradeable to 16GB ($200 extra) or at the most 32GB ($400 extra from the base 16GB). Why wouldn’t you just max them out from day one? All of the current desktop Macs (except maybe the low end iMacs?) have user upgradeable RAM. The motherboard of the laptops don’t support more than 16/32GB of RAM so you would never be able to upgrade pass that anyway.