Yes I actualy do have such supporting evidence as the 2017 macbook air with screwed in batteries and a larger battery than current macbook air and the the macbook pro 2021- and today at least the 14inch have user replaceable batteries
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Compared to 2012-2021 with the glued in batteries and the need to remove the entire computer to replace the battery.
The Storage not being uppgradable is also arbitrary and shortens the lifespan.
We have multiple computer that are thinner than the macbook pro with swappable storage and even ram in some cases down the line.
Im not failing to acknowledge these facts. So far they have always been just statment and opinions with no facts actually proving the case.
Apple have proved this themselves with the macbook air or the 2017 macbook 13 inch version. That is thinner
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And yes it's a proof that it works. Considering its l8ghter thsn the equivalent macbook pro 13inch.
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But indeed the macbook pro was 0.25mm thinner, or about two hairs thinner.
No, but to have it easily replaced by a professional and if I need to i can repair it.
Not at all, att no point did I make a positive statment about compromises. But you did make a negative statment with norhing to actually back it up outside of it being an opinion.
But as pointed to above, Apple have some it in a thin boody.
Not at all, but gluing their batteries in making it extremely hard to change is by removing everything in the computer is circumstantial evidence in relation to the fact they have done it better and other manufacturers have also done it better.
It's a choice apple did because they wanted to, and not because they needed to.