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On 2024-10-03, rbowman <bowman@montana.com> wrote:
> On Thu, 3 Oct 2024 10:07:10 -0400, CrudeSausage wrote:
>
>> Being able to repair is great. I am bothered by the fact that companies
>> think we're too stupid to fix our own units and solder the stuff to
>> protect the technology from ourselves.
>
> Sockets cost money. 

But when you're selling a high-end Dell XPS for $2400.00 (for example) I'm 
guessing the few extra dollars for sockets (if they cost that much) wouldn't 
make that big of a difference.

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“Evil is not able to create anything new, it can only distort and destroy 
what has been invented or made by the forces of good.”  —J.R.R. Tolkien