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I always liked to dig into hardware. I customized and assembled my own PCs from bare-bone kits. But with Apple products it doesn't make sense anymore I would rather have a new laptop/iPad/phone every year or so than try to revive outdated piece. I guess this trend will continue and computers will become more like microwave ovens or TV set. How many people upgrade their microwaves?! :)

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How many people install software on their microwaves?

the software is the most important part. the hardware should be all but irrelevant except for aesthetics.

That the software works correctly with the specific hardware is the important part.

That's the dream, but software pushes the envelope constantly, so much so that a computer that was cutting-edge a month ago is lagging today. If the hardware were irrelevant then we wouldn't be seeing faster and more efficient computers year after year.

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