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Apple's difficult products
Tinman57:
How Apple makes products difficult -- and expensive -- to repair
Gallery: In recent years, Apple has attracted a lot of criticism for making devices that are difficult to repair, and complicated to recycle. Let's take a look at why.
http://www.zdnet.com/how-apple-makes-products-difficult-and-expensive-to-repair-7000006810
Renegade:
Tangentially related:
https://duckduckgo.com/?q=the+light+bulb+conspiracy
It's not about good products - it's about good revenue potential.
Great article though - nicely walks through some design decisions.
40hz:
I'll agree with the difficult part. An earlier incarnation of my company had an authorized Apple repair department. Disassembling and working on most Apple products felt like a cross between solving a Chinese puzzle box and disarming a tactical nuke. I was always amazed at the number of different types and sizes of screws they had holding things together. Apparently each model was designed independently of the others without regard to manufacturing engineering "best practices." I can only imagine the size of their stockroom...
I understand the take-apart (i.e. "case cracking") instructions for the Macintish SE was a modification of the instructions that went with this device:
Can't really say if that's true. I was out the day one came in for "repair." Fortunately. ;D
Renegade:
I understand the take-apart (i.e. "case cracking") instructions for the Macintish SE was a modification of the instructions that went with this device:
(see attachment in previous post)
Can't really say if that's true. I was out the day one came in for "repair." Fortunately. ;D
-40hz (November 08, 2012, 09:21 AM)
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Ahhh... Now it all makes sense! Once you know who the lead designer is, everything becomes clear! ;D
Apple's difficult products
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40hz:
@Ren: Hmm...the resemblance is rather uncanny at times.... :tellme:
Apple's difficult products
Coincidence? (You be the judge!)
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