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> in the 2000s apple realized that by disabling ANY repairability by anyone, even sometimes apple, they can increase their profits by forcing customers to just
by dnissley 4y ago
> in the 2000s apple realized that by disabling ANY repairability by anyone, even sometimes apple, they can increase their profits by forcing customers to just buy brand new full priced hardware with no other options
What was the lock in mechanism? Why didn't people just switch to windows?
- lotsofpulp 4y agoThe amortized cost of the Apple device is less than the alternatives. “Forced”.
- Scoundreller 4y agoAnd the device’s value after 3y or whatever is pretty good because they have lots of parts to harvest for resale. Source: have recouped 60-70% of my MacBook Air upgrade costs by parting out my old unit (not accounting for my time/expertise in taking it apart).
- Bloating 4y ago> What was the lock in mechanism? being a hipster
- vikramkr 4y agoRepairability isn't the only factor that goes into a purchase decision
- SoftTalker 4y agoMany did. Apple used to own audio and video production. A lot of studios use Windows now.