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.