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0 pointsplufz10mo ago0 comments

Steve Jobs was quite famously against upgradability since the start. That is not something new for Apple.

Honestly I love the current macs, but of course I would like to be able to upgrade them as well. But yeah I also have the feeling that Apple is getting less innovative, more sloppy and more greedy, but I'm not sure I think its become a whole other company.

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jajuuka10mo ago

To me it's felt like coasting. Just release very minimal updates each year to all their main products let others die on the vine like HomePods. iOS 18 marquee features were Apple Intelligence and customizing the home screen. One that didn't ship and one that has been a staple of Android since day 1.

Only real advancement I've seen is in Apple Silicon. Which is fantastic but very much on a tik-tok cycle like Intel. Really wish these companies would cut back on constant model upgrades and instead spend more time polishing the products.

behnamoh10mo ago

> Steve Jobs was quite famously against upgradability since the start. That is not something new for Apple.

And yet during his time we had upgradeable MacBooks and Macs. Heck, even iPhone battery was upgradeable while he was still in charge.

mikestew10mo ago

Heck, even iPhone battery was upgradeable while he was still in charge.

Eh, wot? iPhone battery has never been easily replaced. Yeah, you could do it, but it still involved tiny screws and fiddly bits; you’re not popping a new one in while waiting at a stoplight.

But I do miss the days of throwing some cheap RAM at a MacBook.

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