But, that's my point? If most people just buy a good computer and are done with it, which I agree to be a correct statement, then why does upgradeability matter

But, that's my point? If most people just buy a good computer and are done with it, which I agree to be a correct statement, then why does upgradeability matter from the perspective of global e-waste generation? Outsizing the impact of upgradeability, by literal orders of magnitude, is Reliability and Longevity; buying less in the first place. The problem that I have is: memory modules and SSDs aren't exactly reliable, and need to be replaced. One of those SSD upgrades was a Want; the other was a Need. Hypothetically, Apple should be subject to the same problem; and they are, to some degree, but what we're talking about are degrees. If their machines need to be repaired X% less often, but those repairs do require the replacement of an entire logic board; there's a value of X where they are generating less e-waste per user than modular solutions. Sure, that's a lot of `if`s; but everything I've seen suggests they're on the right side of that equation. Especially considering their repair loop is closed, and they're obviously very proud of their considerable recycling capabilities.