Nobody throws away a MacBook with a dead drive. You’re describing a scenario that doesn’t tend to occur from what I know. Most machines get recycled I would think, ones rich in aluminum like Macs. Apple and tons of other companies offer free recycling programs for computers. And Apple will GLADLY quote you to fix your machine, as will a third party Apple Authorized Service Provider – it’s not like there’s no repair route for a MacBook with soldered components that has a component failure. The ENTIRE MOTHERBOARD is this tiny little thing these days, WITH all of the integrated components.
I’m 48 and not in great shape. Travel usually also involves whatever craptop work gives me so saving a Kg matters to me.
My machine is officially “obsolete” and not generally eligible for repair by Apple. My idea of service life and theirs are not the same…
I’ve definitely noticed this and I always cringe when I hear it. Sort of like when people say, “s/he’s x years young!”
Give me a break.
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Yeah, it’s like saying someone is six feet short rather than six feet tall… 
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If I was forced to switch platforms and needed my professional software, I would, yes, be forced to subscribe to Adobe CC, since it’s not available for actual purchase anymore. And that’s my issue with it; having paid several thousand dollars a few years back for legit copies of the Adobe suite, the idea of having to pay $50/month forever for new versions of that software isn’t exactly appealing. I’d rather buy an old copy off of eBay.
One big issue I have with Adobe CC is that you can’t customize your subscriptions. You can get individual apps for $20/mo each, or 20+ apps for $50/mo. I don’t need that. I want Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign. I don’t want to pay for Premiere, Flash, AfterEffects, etc. But Adobe forces me to.
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The only thing I like about the Adobe Subscription model is how it hands out the licenses for us corporate types.
I work for a global corporation with Adobe Suite users in several far removed locations. Since we never had the annual spend with Adobe to get true Enterprise licenses, there was always the issue of who has what license and the fact that non-enterprise licensed Adobe is a bother to package and distribute.
Now, I provision a license to the user’s email, they activate it on their end. If they leave the company, I just deprovision that seat and give it out again.
If only all licensed software crap was that easy.
But yeah, the pricing model is great for them
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