Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://lgbtqia.space/@AeonCypher" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>AeonCypher</span></a></span> I think it's just <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/AntiRepairDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AntiRepairDesign</span></a> to shaft consumers and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/overcharging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>overcharging</span></a> them for essential upgrades by making it technically and financially hard or unfeasible to <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/upgrade" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>upgrade</span></a>. </p><ul><li>Seriously, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Apple</span></a> charged €500+ more than <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/RetailPricing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RetailPricing</span></a> for the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/DDR4" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DDR4</span></a>-SODIMMs of the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/MacMini" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MacMini</span></a> 8.1 for what essentially takes 5 mins for an untrained person to do following an <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@iFixit" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>iFixit</span></a></span> tutorial.</li></ul>