Apple definitely needs to halt using cheap parts. I've come to learn that a person doesn't just buy an Apple product because of the operating system but because it is a quality product.

A good example of this, and I recall Jobs mentioning them before, is Maglite. You can buy a cheap $5 flashlight and it will do the job but a Maglite is tough one tough mofo of a flashlight that is built to a higher standard than that cheapo Everyready or store brand flashlight.

I just set up a new MacBook and MacBook Pro. The thought and attention that went into designing that product..be a real shame to have cheap inferior parts in it. Almost a sin and a slap in the face to the design.

But the product can also be only as good as the process. By not becoming a raging bull, which you had every right to, you helped improve the process, hopefully.