Apple.com Pays Tribute to Al Gore's Peace Prize Win

queshy · Oct 12, 2007, 03:30 PM

Did anyone just go to apple.com? Weird....check it out.

I don't think we'll get a leopard announcement today if this is what's on the front page...

Littleodie914 · Oct 12, 2007, 03:32 PM

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Originally Posted by queshy

Did anyone just go to apple.com? Weird....check it out.

He just won the nobel peace prize.

lofight · Oct 12, 2007, 03:33 PM

it's Al Gore on the Homepage!!

AppleiMac · Oct 12, 2007, 03:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by queshy

Did anyone just go to apple.com? Weird....check it out.

Yes it is? Why would they have that up there? Kind of dumb to have on your front page, and can alienate some customers. They should have products up there!

"We are bursting with pride"?

paulyras · Oct 12, 2007, 03:34 PM

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Originally Posted by queshy

Did anyone just go to apple.com? Weird....check it out.

I don't think we'll get a leopard announcement today if this is what's on the front page...

Dammit Al. Give me my Leopard!

eenu · Oct 12, 2007, 03:35 PM

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Originally Posted by AppleiMac

Yes it is? Why would they have that up there? Kind of dumb to have on your front page, and can alienate some customers. They should have products up there!

"We are bursting with pride"?

cos he just won the nobel prize and he is on their board of directors!

lofight · Oct 12, 2007, 03:36 PM

i think Steve and Al are very good friends, this site is viewed by tons of people, so... Al deserves it!!

chrisgeleven · Oct 12, 2007, 03:36 PM

Keep in mind, Al Gore is on the Apple Board of Directors. That explains why he is on their home page.

dokein · Oct 12, 2007, 03:38 PM

I love how they show Al in front of a picture of a hurricane. Because everyone knows global warming causes more, bigger, nastier hurricanes. That's why we've had so many this season and last, just like everyone predicted.

MLeepson · Oct 12, 2007, 03:38 PM

The whole Al Gore thing on the front page is prob. just a filler for an announcement image.

chrisdazzo · Oct 12, 2007, 03:39 PM

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Originally Posted by AppleiMac

Yes it is? Why would they have that up there? Kind of dumb to have on your front page, and can alienate some customers. They should have products up there!

"We are bursting with pride"?

Although I personally think Al Gore is full of crap, I don't think people should be alienated by some Nobel Prize winner a company chooses to recognize on their front page. Yeah, Apple supports Gore, but that doesn't mean they're not still Apple, who has been churning out amazing products for as long as I can remember... (No rants about Al Gore, there's other threads for that!)

He's on the BOD? :O Whoa.

JSpence · Oct 12, 2007, 03:40 PM

It means Al's bringing the hurricane for the announcement of Leopards shipping date!!

Mac OS X Ocelot · Oct 12, 2007, 03:40 PM

What is up with Apple Hot News posting three articles on Al Gore and his Nobel Prize?

Peace · Oct 12, 2007, 03:40 PM

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Originally Posted by dokein

I love how they show Al in front of a picture of a hurricane. Because everyone knows global warming causes more, bigger, nastier hurricanes. That's why we've had so many this season and last, just like everyone predicted.

A large hurricane just happens to be a new Leopard desktop picture also.

mwxiao · Oct 12, 2007, 03:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AppleiMac

Yes it is? Why would they have that up there? Kind of dumb to have on your front page, and can alienate some customers. They should have products up there!

"We are bursting with pride"?

AL Core is on the board of directors of Apple.

lofight · Oct 12, 2007, 03:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Mac OS X Ocelot

What is up with Apple Hot News posting three articles on Al Gore and his Nobel Prize?

actually there are seven articles, but i agree apple doing this because you must be very proud if one of your board members won a nobel prize!

Montserrat · Oct 12, 2007, 03:43 PM

Anyone mention that Al Gore is on Apple's board of directors?

MacRumors · 12:57 PM

Former Vice President and Apple Board member, Al Gore, won the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize along with the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.

Apple.com's homepage updated with a tribute to Al Gore:

Quote:

Al has put his heart and soul, and much of his life during the past several years, into alerting and educating us all on the climate crisis. We are bursting with pride for Al and this historic recognition of his global contributions.

Al Gore joined Apple's Board of Directors in 2003.

Article Link

JSpence · Oct 12, 2007, 03:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Montserrat

Anyone mention that Al Gore is on Apple's board of directors?

Isn't Al Gore on the board of directors?

They only have 7 of 'em?

chrisgeleven · Oct 12, 2007, 03:46 PM

Plus his documentary is probably the most famous non-Apple presentation to use Keynote.

mcarnes · Oct 12, 2007, 03:49 PM

'bout time someone at apple won the noble peace prize.

queshy · Oct 12, 2007, 03:50 PM

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Originally Posted by AppleiMac

Yes it is? Why would they have that up there? Kind of dumb to have on your front page, and can alienate some customers. They should have products up there!

"We are bursting with pride"?

They only got into this whole "environment" thing after they got slammed by the environmentalists...otherwise they'd never post something like this.

Sidenote:

I feel so special for having contributed to MR by being the first to post a story

lol

/Sidenote

rosalindavenue · Oct 12, 2007, 03:52 PM

That's a classy nod by Apple. How many corporations have a Nobel Peace Prize winner on their board? It's also nice "repayment" for the very prominent use of the 17" powerbook in "An Inconvenient Truth."

sananda · Oct 12, 2007, 03:53 PM

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Originally Posted by MLeepson

The whole Al Gore thing on the front page is prob. just a filler for an announcement image.

of course not. a director of apple won the nobel peace prize, for heaven's sake. it's nothing to do with a product announcement. if you think that it is, you're too obsessed with apple products.

T-Mac · Oct 12, 2007, 03:55 PM

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Originally Posted by AppleiMac

Yes it is? Why would they have that up there? Kind of dumb to have on your front page, and can alienate some customers. They should have products up there!

"We are bursting with pride"?

I just threw up in my mouth a little....

...and I'm from Al's home state!

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chrisgeleven macrumors 6502 Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Manchester, NH	Keep in mind, Al Gore is on the Apple Board of Directors. That explains why he is on their home page.
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Oct 12, 2007, 03:38 PM	#9
dokein macrumors newbie Join Date: May 2006	I love how they show Al in front of a picture of a hurricane. Because everyone knows global warming causes more, bigger, nastier hurricanes. That's why we've had so many this season and last, just like everyone predicted.
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Mac OS X Ocelot macrumors 6502a Join Date: Sep 2005	What is up with Apple Hot News posting three articles on Al Gore and his Nobel Prize?
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Montserrat macrumors regular Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: UK	Anyone mention that Al Gore is on Apple's board of directors?
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chrisgeleven macrumors 6502 Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Manchester, NH	Plus his documentary is probably the most famous non-Apple presentation to use Keynote.
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mcarnes macrumors 68000 Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: USA! USA!	'bout time someone at apple won the noble peace prize.
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rosalindavenue macrumors 6502a Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Virginia, USA	That's a classy nod by Apple. How many corporations have a Nobel Peace Prize winner on their board? It's also nice "repayment" for the very prominent use of the 17" powerbook in "An Inconvenient Truth." __________________ “It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends on his not understanding it.” -- Upton Sinclair.
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