No surprises here. Just like the lockdown on iPhone screen and part replacements, Macbooks suffer from the same Apple’s anti-repair and anti-consumer bullshit. Battery glued, ssd soldered in and can’t even swap parts with other official parts. 6000$ laptop and you don’t even own it.
mac mini’s are pretty cheap for that purpose. And besides, just because you personally don’t use a platform doesn’t stop you from making money from people who do.