Are Apple Service Centers owned by Apple or 3rd party providers? What is you thoughts of Apple now soldering RAM and CPU’s to motherboards instead of using connecters or sockets so that users are unable to replace defective ones or upgrade them at a fraction of the cost from Apple; but instead have to purchase new machines to do so as such upgrades are not covered by AppleCare or warranty unless it is a failed component under AppleCare or Warranty.
“ Apple brick-and-mortar stores welcome more than 1 million people per day.”
Apple also has licensed retailers/repair centers across the globe:
I’m entirely in favor of it.
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If the soldering issue truly bothers someone they can most probably and very easily find Windows or Android computers that are not soldered.
Based on your response you come across as a dyed in the wool Apple loyalist and possibly an employee. I fully support your right and privilege to your beliefs and opinions, your right to defend Apple, as well as your right to express them. However, as a former employee I have seen the changes in Apple customer experience paradigm since Apple lost Steve Jobs and it is not the same Apple I knew before that catastrophic event, the Apple I loved, and had my unconditional respect for.
Frankly, witnessing some of the changes I personally sometimes feel ashamed to tell people I once worked for them. What I have stated in previous messages in relation to this thread is the truth, true experiences, and what I have been told from reliable sources. It is you absolute right to challenge them and have different opinions. I respect and support that. However it comes across to me that no matter what the facts are from your perspective Apple can do no wrong. As such I see no purpose in challenging any of your opinions or beliefs with some of the facts that I have discovered in my research and connections. So this will be my last reply to this thread,.
And you’re responding to whom?
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Everything you’ve mentioned (without evidence) has been disproven with evidence - yet you’re accusing everyone else of being unable to see opposing points of view.
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The soldering doesn’t really bother me because it makes the machines more reliable and faster. Would it be nice to upgrade later, yes, but knowing in advance I make appropriate purchasing decisions.
I do exactly the same choosing cameras, cars and every other appliance. I can’t ‘upgrade’ the sensor in my camera, I can’t get GM to upgrade my engine, I can’t get a better panel in my TV or a more powerful motor in my power drill - I decide what I need and buy appropriately.
No-one ‘has to buy a new machine’. If you want the latest gadgets and software then buy them. Why do people find it necessary to have the latest of everything. This is not Apple’s fault - it’s consumerism at its worst.
And why on earth would you think an upgrade of a machine would be covered by Applecare or warranty? They’re protection against a failure - not a lifelong hardware upgrade plan.
I’m not an apologist for Apple, there’s things they do I absolutely hate (cessation of Aperture top of my list), but the points you’re raising don’t register on my radar as problematic. You really sound like a bitter ex-employee.
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Alright, this discussion is no longer being constructive, so I’m shutting down the topic.
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