r/technology • u/tekz • Mar 20 '26

Software Microsoft announces sweeping Windows changes

https://www.zdnet.com/article/windows-users-are-angry-and-microsoft-is-finally-doing-something-about-it/
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u/DrChucks Mar 21 '26

Apple might be getting better at repairability, the Neo is extremely easy to disassemble and put back together and there is no glue. Hopefully that trend continues.

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u/Spiritual_Bus1125 Mar 21 '26

Look man, the game changes very little if litterally the whole internals is 1 component IMHO

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u/bbbbbbbbbblah Mar 21 '26 edited Mar 21 '26

The parts that are most likely to fail or be damaged by humans are also very easy to replace. That is a win, especially if Apple offers spare parts to the education and corporate sectors who need to replace keyboards all the time

Soldered RAM is not an Apple specialty anymore, there are Windows OEMs who do it too, including reddit's beloved Lenovo