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Re: Apple Upgrade
#2Notably, Apple seems to be poised to nerf devices after a number of missed payments. [1]
1: https://9to5mac.com/2026/07/21/ios-27-code-suggests-apple-co...
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#3It is going to be quite interesting when Apple introduces Mac Studio with M5 Ultra chip and 1.5TB RAM.
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#4Notably, Apple seems to be poised to nerf devices after a number of missed payments. [1] 1: https://9to5mac.com/2026/07/21/ios-27-code-suggests-apple-co...
what is interesting is if this code for restriction for leased devices is also contained for regular phones so they could do the same to those with regular phones....
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#5What I really want is a trade-in system that pays out closer to what I'd get selling my Macbook on Craigslist or something. I want to stay within Apple's ecosystem and upgrade regularly, but I'd end up having to shell out nearly full price every time to do so, so I don't upgrade and no money changes hands at all. If they weren't quite so greedy with it, they could easily extract hundreds from me per year.
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#6It is going to be quite interesting when Apple introduces Mac Studio with M5 Ultra chip and 1.5TB RAM.
the M5 Ultra will not have the 1.5TB RAM since they are not making any interposers for combining M5 Ultra Chips like the did for the M3, also there will be no M6 Ultra Chips
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#7Notably, Apple seems to be poised to nerf devices after a number of missed payments. [1] 1: https://9to5mac.com/2026/07/21/ios-27-code-suggests-apple-co...
what is interesting is if this code for restriction for leased devices is also contained for regular phones so they could do the same to those with regular phones....
Are you concerned that they are going to do this to purchased devices? That would seem to be a PR disaster if it happened by accident, and a catastrophe if they ever did it on purpose. I assume there would be many safeguards in place to ensure that it cannot happen on purchased devices (though devices purchased on a payment plan could be subject to it).
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#8What I really want is a trade-in system that pays out closer to what I'd get selling my Macbook on Craigslist or something. I want to stay within Apple's ecosystem and upgrade regularly, but I'd end up having to shell out nearly full price every time to do so, so I don't upgrade and no money changes hands at all. If they weren't quite so greedy with it, they could easily extract hundreds from me per year.
It seems like this might be what you're looking for then, depending on how the prices shake out.
What's interesting is that it somewhat reduces the pressure on Apple to have compelling new devices, if a large chunk of customers are constantly returning leased devices and getting new ones.
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#9> When you first enroll in Apple Upgrade, you can trade in an eligible device you own to lower your monthly payments for your initial lease term. Your trade-in credit will be applied by Klarna across your payments for the length of your initial lease term. If your trade-in isn't returned or isn't in good working condition, your monthly lease payment will be updated by Klarna to reflect the adjusted value.
Your trade-in credit will only apply to your initial lease term. You cannot trade-in a device when you upgrade.
It all depends on the trade in value whether or not this is a something I would consider, but a klarna powered service is general is very not interesting to me. Klarna has been a big part of very real financial damage for the younger generations.
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#10Earlier quoted context omitted.
what is interesting is if this code for restriction for leased devices is also contained for regular phones so they could do the same to those with regular phones....
Are you concerned that they are going to do this to purchased devices? That would seem to be a PR disaster if it happened by accident, and a catastrophe if they ever did it on purpose. I assume there would be many safeguards in place to ensure that it cannot happen on purchased devices (though devices purchased on a payment plan could be subject to it).
We don’t live in a time of safeguards my friend