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Re:13-inch MacBook Pro (non Touch Bar) Battery Replacement P... by frou_dh on Saturday April 21, 2018 @06:31AM (#16890850)
> The keyboards on this new range of Apple laptops are a single unit with the logic board, very costly (to replace).

Does someone at Apple get their ass kicked up and down the hallway for this idiocy? Presumably a lot of the keyboards fail in-warranty so Apple are eating the costs.

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Re:13-inch MacBook Pro (non Touch Bar) Battery Replacement P... by solarkraft on Saturday April 21, 2018 @07:11AM (#16890953)
I'm guessing they took some precautions that most of them will fail out of warranty.

> Does someone at Apple get their ass kicked up and down the hallway for this idiocy?

Nope, it perfectly aligns with their culture. Make it thinner, no matter what crazy things you have to.

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