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0 pointsmokus7y ago0 comments

I just spent a day eviscerating my 2012 unibody MacBook Pro to replace its keyboard and battery. It’s a little depressing to think that after over 2 decades of using Apple hardware and software it will probably be the last thing I ever buy from them.

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dreamcompiler7y ago· 2 in thread

I bought my first Mac (which was also the first Mac) in 1984, and between purchases for work, home, and family I've probably spent upwards of $300K on Apple products since then.

Now I'm done. And yeah, it's sad. But Apple left me; I didn't leave them.

semi-extrinsic7y ago

Just curious: have you really purchased an average of 6 $1500 Apple products per year? If so, why? Say devices last 5 years, do you own 30 laptops/etc. at any given time?

dreamcompiler7y ago

Most of that dollar figure was for work, and most of those machines cost over $3000. A lot were maxed-out Xserves, which are [were] much more expensive.

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