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This is an invisible advantage that Apple has. Because Macs don't have a long tail of combinations of hardware, BIOS, firmware, etc they can actually recognize
by acchow 5y ago
This is an invisible advantage that Apple has. Because Macs don't have a long tail of combinations of hardware, BIOS, firmware, etc they can actually recognize bugs and acknowledge them. This gives a better customer experience.
- speed_spread 5y agoBut because the hardware is proprietary, the length of that simpler tail still depends entirely on Apple's willingness to support it's legacy products.
- acdha 5y agoThis is true — and if you look at the history, it tends to support the person you replied to. They tend to support consumer hardware at least as long as most enterprise lines.
- stalfosknight 5y agoApple’s policy is to support all hardware models for at least 5 years, 7 in some jurisdictions.
- speed_spread 5y agoConsidering that ten year old computers are still usable today, it means that the supported lifetime of Apple hardware is half of what it could be. And it's not just the computer itself but the whole ecosystem that gets the boot periodically. Last year I built a Linux-based 24 track digital studio on the cheap by buying Firewire soundcards that no longer worked on the latest Macs. Great hardware that otherwise still worked perfectly.
- stalfosknight 5y agoIt’s more that Apple is striking a balance between a reasonable hardware support timeframe and moving their software platforms forward with at a certain velocity without excessive legacy baggage. Waste is a legitimate concern and Apple has very convenient trade-in and recycling programs to address that.
- speed_spread 5y agoWe wouldn't have to recycle as much if it was easier to reuse the machines in the first place. It's still planned obsolescence.
- rrdharan 5y agoI consider it an extremely visible advantage.
- MrStonedOne 5y agoThey made a design flaw (too short flex cable for monitor) on some laptops but only offered extended warranty fixes to the less expensive versions of that laptop. Apple is not the champion you think it is. Also they made their phone have random errors and slowness if you replaced the camera module with no error message so that you would blame the tech shop you got it repaired at for "breaking it".
- 2muchcoffeeman 5y agoAt least within the eco system, Apple aren’t going to push ads onto your computer. The dichotomy isn’t Apple vs PC anymore. It’s walled garden vs freedom. If you’re going to choose a walled garden, Apple sure is the nicest. If you want to own your hardware you need to start supporting the smaller players.
- fomine3 5y agoI don't believe Apple will pushing ads, but their laptop can't run OS other than macOS. So if they do harmful thing for macOS, there's no way to escape with same hardware, until Linux hackers make it possible to run Desktop Linux.
- imwillofficial 5y ago^ Absolutely not true. I even got Linux running on an decade old 12in PowerBook G4. There is even a browser made for PowerPC, although the name escapes me.
- deergomoo 5y ago> they can actually recognize bugs and acknowledge them Unless it’s a hardware flaw and then they will usually ignore it until it looks like they may be legally compelled not to. GPU failures, display flex cable issues, insufficient heat dissipation, the fact that the 16” MBP GPU pulls 100% power when connected to an external display, the fucking butterfly keyboard. Don’t get me wrong I like my MacBook as much as the next guy, but if there is a hardware problem in a MacBook you’ll be lucky if they even acknowledge it.