Sure, among enthusiasts, and I would agree that apple&#x27;s philosophy of hermetically sealed parts goes against this principle. But apple isn&#x27;t competing with the parts manufacturers targeting DIY-ers, they&#x27;re targeting the direct-to-consumer market. And on that segment, it&#x27;s striking to me how much longer the devices have a shelf life (again, anecdotally). Also self repair is much less common in that non-expert market, so their policy of keeping repairs in house as much as possible I&#x27;d argue doesn&#x27;t have a huge effect.<p>Edit: I think I should give the parent comment more credit. After thinking about it, maybe the real goal should be to make partial hardware upgrades (like the DIY pc&#x27;s enjoy) more accessible to end consumers.