The killer on those was the motherboard/casing replacements. Just so much crap is in the way that it took forever. The screens were not much better though either because the have little tiny plastic clips that love to either break or pull out onto the bezel, which then prevents it from seating properly.

Eh, it’s one of those things that comes and goes on both sides (hardware and software). Some of the models can be a pain for hardware. namely the old white-plastic macbooks, while others are easy-peasy — nearly any aluminum body macbook pro. Before they added the online install service, finding the right copy of OSX…

Actually, yes there is. In Japanese it’s spelled that way (Chiyokobo), and unlike English orthography where the pronunciation is based on the language of origin, the pronunciation in Japanese is much more transparent. If they wanted to do it that way it would have been spelled Chiyakobo.