Uh no - I didn't criticize the products. Where did you get that from? And why sh...

CamperBob2 · on July 14, 2012

And why should serviceability be sacrificed for qualities like weight, form factor, etc?

Because I will "service" my laptop maybe once, if even that many times, during its operational life. Meanwhile, I will enjoy its "weight, form factor, etc." every single time I use it.

Not everybody is going to prioritize environmental issues over all others. Those who have a problem with that can deal with it and get over it.

rimantas · on July 14, 2012

  > And why should serviceability be sacrificed for qualities
  > like weight, form factor, etc?

Well, just see the teardown of Apple product and think, how much space would be needed for the replaceable battery (with casing), packaged RAM, etc.

batista · on July 14, 2012

>And why should serviceability be sacrificed for qualities like weight, form factor, etc?

Because serviceability is a one-off process you do when the product fails or when you want to update it, whereas weight, form factor are things that make you buy a product specifically in the first place, and things you deal with every day.