FTA: “When the policy floor was raised, Apple’s engineers didn’t quit; they innovated”
“Apple always knew how to build a repairable laptop; they simply lacked the business reason to apply that knowledge.”
So, which is it?
Time will tell, but I also think the claim “With the Neo, Apple is experimenting with a tiered compliance strategy. The $599 model demonstratively meets and fulfills the letter and spirit of the law to satisfy regulators, while the $2,499 MacBook Pro remains ‘black box’ for professionals” is bogus. Yes, there isn’t a repairable MacBook Pro yet, but I bet their next product refresh will be repairable.
At least it can be easily disassembled, compared to other Apple products. Then the third party components will be available for cheaper prices than Apple.
FTA: “When the policy floor was raised, Apple’s engineers didn’t quit; they innovated”
“Apple always knew how to build a repairable laptop; they simply lacked the business reason to apply that knowledge.”
So, which is it?
Time will tell, but I also think the claim “With the Neo, Apple is experimenting with a tiered compliance strategy. The $599 model demonstratively meets and fulfills the letter and spirit of the law to satisfy regulators, while the $2,499 MacBook Pro remains ‘black box’ for professionals” is bogus. Yes, there isn’t a repairable MacBook Pro yet, but I bet their next product refresh will be repairable.
Apple will surely have a good but legal-illegal walkaround on this.
Uhm i don’t understand, the MacBook Neo is really more reparable than other MacBooks, so yes the European law helped. Is what the article says
I tend to agree but we have to see how this (repairabiliy, i mean) happens in practice.
What if replacement parts are super expensive? Like a 200$ battery for a $600 laptop?
Is it really repairable then?
Will compatible parts be allowed? There are a bunch of tricks to prevent unofficial parts from working…
At least it can be easily disassembled, compared to other Apple products. Then the third party components will be available for cheaper prices than Apple.