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They Literally Don't Make Things Like They Used To – SOME MORE NEWS (www.youtube.com)

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Hi. In today's episode, we look at Planned Obsolescence, the resulting mountains of e-waste, and why companies don't want you to be able to fix their crummy products.

If you expect Cody to be nice to Apple, you will be very disappointed.

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

MacBooks only ever had problems if someone dropped it and broke the screen, otherwise those things lasted upwards of 8 years and that was 10 years ago when laptops didn’t last for shit.

I've used MacBooks for work for the last half decade, the entire generation of MacBooks manufacturered around 2016 until the M1 were released were entirely what you're claiming some poorly manufactured phones were. My MacBook's battery grew so much it busted the case open, and the touch bar constantly malfunctioned from the day I got it. So, it ain't all roses as far as quality from Apple either unlike what you're saying.

Oh, and another thing is that while they might not be the worst quality, they are often by far the highest priced items in their category. So, yeah Acers probably break more frequently but they're like $300 while (like the video states) you'll be spending $700 for locking wheels for a fucking Apple.

For the price they charge, they ought to be the longest lasting, best electronics ever made. But they are definitely not.