Because, as stated, the problem can easily be circumvented. Much easier in fact than getting to the DIMMs on the MB (in many other laptops which prioritize low

Because, as stated, the problem can easily be circumvented. Much easier in fact than getting to the DIMMs on the MB (in many other laptops which prioritize low weight and thinness, there wouldn't even be that option unless you're comfortable with a SMD rework station). Agreed, if the memory would be deteriorating (who knows by which process), the device ought to be replaced. It hasn't however in the last three years, so that seems to have been a singular event (not sure if cosmic rays can permanently damage a RAM cell, but those things are tiny now). It's much more cost effective to use software to work around hardware failures, then to rely on (never perfectly) dependable hardware -- compare Google FS vs IBM Mainframe.