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Re:New MacBook Pro has first ‘DIY-friendly’ battery replacem... by martinko on Wednesday October 27, 2021 @12:38PM (#29015646)
I suspect that they see the right to repair movement and are trying to preempt it, at least to an extent.
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Re:New MacBook Pro has first ‘DIY-friendly’ battery replacem... by gregoriol on Wednesday October 27, 2021 @01:02PM (#29015977)
It's probably just that replacing too many parts when one breaks was getting too costly for them
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Re:New MacBook Pro has first ‘DIY-friendly’ battery replacem... by eli on Wednesday October 27, 2021 @01:15PM (#29016121)
Maybe I'm reading too much into it, but adding convenient pull tabs really does feel like a shift in direction to at least be less hostile to non-Apple or DIY replacements. They could have easily opted for a special battery removal tool.
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Re:New MacBook Pro has first ‘DIY-friendly’ battery replacem... by rasz on Wednesday October 27, 2021 @05:16PM (#29019248)
What good are pull tabs when you cant buy original replacement battery(1)?

/1 without giving up your business books for 5 years selling your customers privacy, and giving up ability to do component level repair.

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Re:New MacBook Pro has first ‘DIY-friendly’ battery replacem... by eli on Wednesday October 27, 2021 @07:49PM (#29020580)
More good than not having available replacement batteries and also having the original glued to the case?
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Re:New MacBook Pro has first ‘DIY-friendly’ battery replacem... by stuff4ben on Wednesday October 27, 2021 @01:11PM (#29016083)
You know, it could be both...
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