XPost: comp.os.linux.advocacy   
   From: ldo@nz.invalid   
      
   On 30 Jan 2026 15:29:48 GMT, Brock McNuggets wrote:   
      
   > On Jan 29, 2026 at 10:23:42 PM MST, "Lawrence D´Oliveiro" wrote   
   > <10lhf8u$1s04g$1@dont-email.me>:   
   >   
   >> On 30 Jan 2026 03:53:29 GMT, Brock McNuggets wrote:   
   >>   
   >>> You have also made it clear you do not mean to suggest Apple   
   >>> products, in general, are less reliable or have a shorter   
   >>> lifespan.   
   >>>   
   >>> So you are pointing to one very specific thing with a strong focus   
   >>> but no actual broad point.   
   >>   
   >> In case it isn’t already clear, from what Gremlin has been trying   
   >> explain (repeatedly), the odds of a particular component failure in   
   >> Apple gear may not be that different from that of a similar thing   
   >> happening in non-Apple gear, but the consequences of such a failure   
   >> will likely be more drastic.   
   >   
   > Big picture: Are Macs less reliable?   
      
   As the first ARM-based Macs gradually take over more and more of the   
   used-Mac market, the answer to this will likely become more clear.   
      
   Let’s just say, I wouldn’t want to bet against the iFixit guys ...   
      
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