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Didn't the Magic mouse add (touch sensitive) middle and right buttons? Didn't the iPhone 4+ add non-soldered batteries? Didn't the latest Macbook Pros include HDMI output?

It's noteworthy exactly because most people, including you, seem to think that Apple is on a mission to lock down the hardware to the maximum extent possible, and seem surprised when they miss an opportunity to do so.

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> It's noteworthy exactly because most people, including you, seem to think that Apple is on a mission to lock down the hardware to the maximum extent possible, and seem surprised when they miss an opportunity to do so.

Exactly my point. Anandtech's headline suggests they do too.

But the body doesn't suggest such:

"This is hardly unprecedented for the Mac Pro (nor is it surprising, given that Intel doesn't sell soldered-in ball grid array versions of the Xeon). Older versions of the computers were dual-socket Xeon systems, and both processors were user-replaceable."

If you want to talk about headline click-mongering, well, be my guest, but it's kind of a boring topic....

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