I'd guess it's for the same reasons why we can't have a local account
it’s safe to assume that the company isn’t interested in pouring its engineering resources into pursuing something that won’t benefit a majority of users
I mean, they could just let their awesome Copilot vibe code it, couldn't they? Another reasons why I love being on Linux; you can do whatever even it it doesn't make sense to the majority of users.
You could sell it for way too much on ebay, those M1 Macbooks are still worth a fair bit. I recently tried to get a water damaged M1 Pro Macbook and people outbid me like crazy; went for 150€ in the end despite being almost certainly a total dud.
Even ones without a working display go for 170€, which is far more than I'd pay for a fully working non-workstation laptop from that time...
Edit: Just looked at the listing again and the water damaged M1 Pro went for 234€. According to the listing it sat around for 2 years after it stopped working from water damage. 234€.
I’d hope they offer a discount on a new one if you send in your old.
Eh. If they did, they'd probably mention it somewhere.
The problem isn't the battery life, the problem is how wasteful this whole design is. Best case scenario, the battery lasts 2-3 years. After that it's pretty much junk. Sure you can send it in to get it (some of its parts) recycled but 1. I doubt many people would actually do that and 2. no one knows if Core Devices will be even around by then.
And what if the battery runs out before then? There's only a 30 day warranty and if it happens after 31 days you're screwed.
What the hell? They are delaying their new watches left and right, cancel pre-orders because they ran out of parts, and now they're doing this, just out of the blue?
A gadget you throw away when the battery runs out is a very dumb idea
It should be outlawed if you ask me. "Battery Life: Years of average use" What if it dies after a month? The warranty they offer is 30 days, meaning that this is pretty much meant to be junk.
Just get an old Sony MP3 recorder....
Oh wait, here's the best thing. They acknowledge this in their FAQ and that's one of their reasons:
Every copy of Linux is personalised. Most are on the brink of collapse.