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I don't see a problem with this. Lunar retro reflector is $1000 part but replacing it would cost the same as new lunar mission. Macbooks are made in factories

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• dcx 6y ago
  But laptops are not supposed to be designed for trips to the moon! It is an extremely reasonable expectation that when a part of a laptop breaks or wears out, in most cases it should be possible to repair just that part. Not that you now have to throw out the whole laptop and buy a new one. Yes, they are produced by robots at scale. But Apple designs the product. And design for maintainability is a key part of good design. And they are not asking for what people are willing to pay. A reasonable user would not expect that a top-of-the-line laptop is completely unrepairable. Laptops have never worked like that. As such this would not be factored into the purchase price equation.
• marcan_42 6y ago
  Except if you actually read the transcript and article, most of the cost is billed as parts, not labor.
• yesplorer 6y ago
  How's that remotely comparable to a lunar mission? Is Apple sending a specialist to China to bring a one-off replacement screen?