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eli on Oct 27, 2021 | parent | context | favorite | on: New MacBook Pro has first ‘DIY-friendly’ battery r...

Maybe I'm reading too much into it, but adding convenient pull tabs really does feel like a shift in direction to at least be less hostile to non-Apple or DIY replacements. They could have easily opted for a special battery removal tool.

rasz on Oct 27, 2021 [–]

What good are pull tabs when you cant buy original replacement battery(1)?

/1 without giving up your business books for 5 years selling your customers privacy, and giving up ability to do component level repair.

eli on Oct 27, 2021 | [–]

More good than not having available replacement batteries and also having the original glued to the case?

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