No surprises here. Just like the lockdown on iPhone screen and part replacements, Macbooks suffer from the same Apple’s anti-repair and anti-consumer bullshit. Battery glued, ssd soldered in and can’t even swap parts with other official parts. 6000$ laptop and you don’t even own it.

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      The sad fact is that they get away with it because they have the best laptops out there in terms of build quality and user comfort (try using a Macbook touchpad and then any other one after it).

      They also have the best software integration because they have to support a limited number of hardware configurations

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        … try using a Macbook touchpad and then any other one after it.

        ^ This.

        Have been given a current Surface Pro laptop for work and must use an external mouse, or rage in frustration that my 13 yo MBP has a better functioning trackpad.

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          It’s because the person who’s saying this is likely buying from another company doing the same thing, except worse, I’d argue.