@jarrod @daringfireball right and it’s not really a catch to allow people (those who wear cases) the option to *not* get applecare. It’s a nice option to have.
With AppleCare+ we’re at about $2/mo more than before… but is that not just that the cost of AppleCare+ went up?
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","url":"https://mastodon.social/users/jifarris/statuses/116773052635742133","date_published":"2026-06-18T20:42:58+00:00","author":{"name":"Joel Farris","url":"https://mastodon.social/@jifarris","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.mastodon.social%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F835%2F665%2F501%2F994%2F648%2Foriginal%2F90397063aab80f46.jpeg","_microblog":{"username":"jifarris@mastodon.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-18 20:42","date_timestamp":1781815378,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"25838938","content_html":"@daringfireball I’m afraid my M1 MBP is too good. Used to replace them every 2-3 years but this 2-yo model still feels new.
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Or it’s just proof that YouTube outdoes everything else. 😅
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This podcast episode was what “sold me” on checking it out more. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/smartless/id1521578868
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