Nick LockwoodApple in 1984: what's the best possible user experience?
Apple in 2014: what's the user experience that will maximise our profits?
Apple in 2024: what's the worst possible user experience that doesn't technically violate EU law?
Alerta! Alerta!Put it that way....
Apple is the master and probably inventor of enshitification!
Their computers were known for their ease to open and extend them. That changed with the original iMac from where on it got more and more complicated.
All to maximize profit and power...
alexferrie@heiglandreas @nicklockwood I was aj Apple certified engineer back in the days of the original macbook. I remember removing (and replacing) over 200 screws to replace a faulty motherboard. Nightmare of a thing to work on
@alexferrie
Oh yeah. Was it the 500? IIRC that was the one with the CMOS battery under the trackpad so you had to disassemble the whole Laptop to get to that battery. THAT was indeed a nightmare. As was the 4400.
But I'D consider those the exceptions to the rule.
/cc @nicklockwood
@heiglandreas @nicklockwood From memory it was an early macbook duo ( the one with the slide in docking station), but it was a looong time ago 😃