Current times, there is alot of conversation starting with right to repair. Question are asked such as: DO we really own the items that were buy. The different between cars and technology. For example lets take Apple computers laptop as an example. The newer models a lot of effort is taken to stop you to open and taking apart the laptops. The different from 10 years ago. The easy of repair has drastically decreased.

Looking at the first generation of the MacBook Pro uni-body design: there was a easily removable flap. This mean the batter and hard drive extremely user replaceable. As these parts are the most fragile, and the first to "degrade to the point that is no longer usable"

The next generation. Removed the easily moveable flap and put in place a large bottom case that where placed with Phillips head screws. This added an extra layer of needing a screw driver.

Later version changed to the screw to type to a called the pentalobe screw, that was not easily access able to everyone. Make repair more difficult.

I believe apple are trying to move away from self repair, The market for repair is large. (Sort other making money from their products) Quality of repair work Quality/originality of items being used for repair Cost of Repair Price out people from repair to purchase newer products that are more "controlled" Breaking down repairs to 4/5 selectable repair options Battery Keyboard Screen Trackpad LogicBaord

Each different item having its own price even tho I simple repair can be made with desoldering a simple product.

Apple Inc, is another case study to look at.

They have implemented an eco system with their "mobile" devision. The software to tightly built and many of different programs seemly connect together that one of the man driving forces of new iPhone sales (apart from fan-dom) is eco system. My self I find my self unable to try a new product with a non apple operating system due to how much I have invested in the eco system. And I am unable to reinvest the finances and time into changing the mobile operating system, that when I feel its time to upgrade my hardware, I end up only have the option of buying a "new" iPhone which is the same iteration of the previous model. AS an example if I where to look at moving to an android device I would need to invest in software to transfer all my data from the apple servers into the Google serves. Many of the application purchases I have made on the iOS device App Store when have to be remade on the android play store, many purchases where made over the past 10 years, it will be too much of a finical strain to repurchase everything on the android system (since the first iPhone released, personally original iPhone was bought because of fandom, unlike today in 2018 I am stuck in the ecosystem, and because it works seamlessly, I do not have the urge or motivation to try a different ecosystem)

I had test an android device, previously but I could not fully commit to using it. I ended up carrying my older iPhone ( the phone I originally wanted to replace) not all of the data was transferred, each mobile operating software creator made it more difficult to transfer between each of the competitors.

I believe there is a trend that they are pushing to do the same the Computer department. The different is Mac OS The operating system on Macintosh computer was always more flexible and user configurable. Meaning any software from anwywhere can be downloading. Unlike the Mobile operating system which is more locked down. Only approved application can be installed on the system. And jailbreaking the phone was frowned upon. (Jailbreaking- mean bypassing the software security giving the ability to use and downloading any programs as the user wanted) This has meant that all aspect of the mobile device was closely guarded by Apple Inc, From Hardware to software, Even to longevity.