It's not just Apple. Seems like lots of companies make products that are designed with obsolescence in mind, or in such a way that it's impractical, or impossible to maintain and repair.
Those are things I look for in a product. Can I fix it, and is it needlessly disposable?
Well made, serviceable products always catch my eye. Shame there aren't more of them. I wish that would become a trend again.
RE: The Right To Repair