• Re: =?UTF-8?Q?Apple=E2=80=99s?= longevity by design (was: =?UTF-8?Q?App

    From pothead@21:1/5 to FromTheRafters on Thu Jul 4 15:43:55 2024
    XPost: alt.computer.workshop

    On 2024-07-04, FromTheRafters <FTR@nomail.afraid.org> wrote:
    After serious thinking Snit wrote :
    On Jul 4, 2024 at 1:20:18 AM MST, "David Brooks" wrote
    <len4a2Ffub0U1@mid.individual.net>:

    hoakley July 4, 2024
    Apple’s longevity by design
    That article refers to one of Apple's own documents.

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    “Designing the best, longest-lasting products in the world requires
    striking a balance between durability and repairability, while providing >>> ongoing software updates — and we’re constantly looking for new and
    innovative ways to accomplish that mission.”

    John Ternus, Senior Vice President of Hardware Engineering

    Read on, here:-

    https://support.apple.com/content/dam/edam/applecare/images/en_US/otherassets/programs/Longevity_by_Design.pdf

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    I have, here on my desk, a 24 inch iMac running Linux Mint.
    The hardware was manufactured in 2006 and it works just fine!

    If the hard drive ever dies be happy Gremlin can solder a fix for it. :)

    Maybe your engraver is just too small for the metal joining task.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friction_stir_welding

    ROTFLMAO !!!

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