Why Apple Makes Profits from Electronics that Break (Planned Obsolescence)

[RevStPatrick]

3. Your iPad breaks so much because you break it.

You break it because you are careless.

I have been using Apple products since 1988, and I have never once had any of them break, because I am not careless. I've had a couple of drives replaced under warranty, but that's about it. I have used all of my Apple products for several years, until they become "obsolete" because of changes in software and the internet and such, and then they become too slow to be useful.

I've also had many other electronic products over the years, none of which have broken, because I am not careless. I don't really know why I am not careless, that's just the way I am. My lovely wife isn't careless either. I know lots of careless people who break their shit all the time, and they always seem to want to blame the manufacturer or someone else.

If you don't want your stuff to break, don't break it!