i don't get it. what does one thing have to do with the other?
i assume no-one's going to throw their macbook in the trashcan anytime soon, so i don't see the connection between the ability to repair the device and how bad that device is for the environment.
After Apple care expires, many repairs are so expensive that you have to consider the MB totalled, that means, you are throwing away a device that should be repairable. A keyboard exchange should cost between $100 and $200, not in excess of $600.
That depends on Apple. If they are willing to repair a keyboard for like $150 and a broken SSD for what the SSD prices are going for at that time, at least the customers wouldn't be harmed by these design decisions. If Apple then would reuse the additional changed parts, then even the environment would benefit. But right now, all the burdon is on the customer and the environment.
it all depends on second hand mac component prices.
from my knowledge apple changes the casing and motherboard for almost every mac hardware update. thus making components more expensive (lower runs) and the re-sell value high.
so for apple to allow replacing parts the backlash from a reduced re-sell price would need to be lower than the potential new avenues of 3rd party components and repairs.
No, the resale value isn't high because they are difficult to repair. It would be the other way around.
Currently, I wouldn't pay much for any Mac with a butterfly keyboard, as Apple only warrants it for 4 years and after that the machine is totalled.
