Apple's planned obsolescence incidents: Difference between revisions
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The EU-mandated transition in charging cables from Lightning to USB-C, affecting all smartphone manufacturers, required updates to existing accessories, reflecting a broader industry-wide standardization rather than forced obsolescence. | The EU-mandated transition in charging cables from Lightning to USB-C, affecting all smartphone manufacturers, required updates to existing accessories, reflecting a broader industry-wide standardization rather than forced obsolescence. | ||
== Hardware obsolescence == | |||
Apples planed obsolescence extends beyond software to hardware, since the 2008 Mac book air apple has begun soldering the ram into there laptops. They used proprietary ram chips making it impossible for consumers and 3rd party repair shops to upgrade and ageing machine. | |||
In 2015 on the 12 inch MacBook Pro apple began soldering in the SSD meaning consumers can't upgrade there storage or replace it when it dies. Up until 2017 a failed SSD could be mitigated with an external SSD but apple decided to move the EFI (bios) to the SSD, meaning if the SSD dies on the laptop it becomes a brick. Failing SSD's should not brick a computer that is made for video editors and professionals. | |||
==Lawsuit== | ==Lawsuit== | ||