On: What has changed in CPU cores in M3 chips?

[Detrytus]

Three years is also when AppleCare expires. That’s enough for some people/corporations to upgrade

[nagisa → Detrytus]

Two to three years is also when laptops become a 0 value asset in the books in at least some jurisdictions (not sure about the US tho.) At which point it makes a ton of sense to get rid of it (e.g. sell or give it away to the employee.)

[astrange → Detrytus]

It may also be tax depreciation related.

2016-era MBPs failed in about three years though because the keys would fall off the keyboard or stop responding.