There are few things quite as emblematic of late stage capitalism than the concept of “planned obsolescence”.

  • @teawrecks@sopuli.xyz
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    11 year ago

    My comment is in the context of someone who said they’re 5 years into their plan of buying MacBooks instead of cheap Chromebooks and they’re still happy with their decision. If they had said reality panned out as you suggest, then yeah, my comment would make less sense.

    But then again, in theory, the more damage the laptops are going to suffer, the more you’ll save over time if they’re easily repairable

    Also, you’re right that $4k for a framework is ludicrous. I was thinking more like $1500. But idk what MacBooks OP purchased.

    • Yeah, I don’t understand who’s buying these at all at that price to be honest. I’m not sure if its the profit margin they want or production-related issues due to the low number runs they’re probably doing.