The Breakdown
- Premium build, long software support.
- Ecosystem lock-in keeps you paying.
- Glued-shut hardware, hard to repair.
- iCloud and services harvest your data.
- Planned obsolescence via yearly upgrades.
Side Effects
wallet drain and privacy erosion over time
Buy Instead
Skip the upgrade cycle. Buy a Framework Laptop — repairable in current year, open hardware, no walled garden.