Maybe he can use the center of the spaceship for that.He can hire more people to build bigger landfills
Maybe he can use the center of the spaceship for that.He can hire more people to build bigger landfills
Tim Cook only cares to the extent that it greenwashes his company and products, and ultimately, can you blame the guy? We've created a system where we reward those who are the most astute marketers at any cost to the environment, our health, and sustainability and we, as consumers (collectively, not individually), have shown *we just don't care* when it actually comes down to buying behaviors.Tim Cook is the one that claims Apple cares about the environment.
Tim Cook’s primary priority is to increase shareholder wealth and a person can make a fair argument that lying about being motivated by altruistic goals is good PR and helps him do that. But at the same time others and I can call him out for his duplicity.Tim Cook only cares to the extent that it greenwashes his company and products, and ultimately, can you blame the guy? We've created a system where we reward those who are the most astute marketers at any cost to the environment, our health, and sustainability and we, as consumers (collectively, not individually), have shown *we just don't care* when it actually comes down to buying behaviors.
Why are we spending all this time hating on the players of the game when we're the ones who have set the rules but suddenly are realizing we don't like the outcomes we all were told would happen?
And carbon neutral! How is this even possibl? And why they release a new iPhone eeeevery year instead of every 2 to not contaminate more?But… but… but… Apple says they are green!!
Make that argument all you want, but if you want to discuss culpability within the construct of our current economic & political system, the accountability for this is with the consumer, because we don't have proper truth-in-marketing laws, because what you've called "lying" is, legally, actually, not lying...despite all you want to think it is. Not saying that is right, but I am saying it is factual.Tim Cook’s primary priority is to increase shareholder wealth and a person can make a fair argument that lying about being motivated by altruistic goals is good PR and helps him do that. But at the same time others and I can call him out for his duplicity.
I heard the original AirPods had a short lifespan of only 2 years, but I’ve had a set of the original AirPods Pro since 2019 and I’d say I’ve lost only about 15% of their charge.I don’t own any wireless earbuds yet because of their short lifespan relative to their cost. Even my wired EarPods last more than a few years before the wire or connector fails. There are rechargeable tiny button cell batteries out there. If AirPods used those, they’d have my purchase in moments.
I don’t think I’ve ever seen or even heard of anyone ever repairing any kind of headphones, ever, from when I was a kid in the 1970’s until today.I would like to hear from someone who has ever had their earbuds (regardless brand) repaired... YouTubers love to call out Apple for whatever BAD reason possible, it doesn't matter if it makes sense or not, the aim is to get you click on their videos. Is the Fake News 2.0.
So Glad I wasn't the only one who felt this way. Thankfully I gave up 30 seconds in.iFixit has become so biased that they are unwatchable thereby undermining their own purpose.
All this "hit piece" tells us is that Apple built the AirPods to the highest degree of performance and reliability they could and THAT is my primary concern.
I can recycle them when the life of the AirPods is over. I don't need condescending BS from them now.
I wasted 2 minutes watching that hot garbage.
PS: He damn near blew his own fingers off. What an idiot.
I was hoping to learn more about the mysterious lanyard connection, but I guess it wasn't as interesting to actually look at what's inside as it was to complain about not having the tools to do it easily. That didn't look like an Apple issued guitar pick...So Glad I wasn't the only one who felt this way. Thankfully I gave up 30 seconds in.
My brother has those. They struck me as substantially more bulky than my AirPods Pro when I tried them a week ago.Or so Apple wants you to believe. Both the Sony WF-1000XM4 earbuds and charging case are repairable and they don't meet my definition of "bulky".
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https://www.androidpolice.com/2021/...flagship-earbuds-in-this-exhaustive-teardown/
Or so Apple wants you to believe. Both the Sony WF-1000XM4 earbuds and charging case are repairable and they don't meet my definition of "bulky".
https://www.androidpolice.com/2021/...flagship-earbuds-in-this-exhaustive-teardown/
I had the battery on my Galaxy Buds replaced last year.I would like to hear from someone who has ever had their earbuds (regardless brand) repaired... YouTubers love to call out Apple for whatever BAD reason possible, it doesn't matter if it makes sense or not, the aim is to get you click on their videos. Is the Fake News 2.0.
At the US current rate of consumption all the trash we create for the next 1000 years will fit in 50 sq miles of landfills. Small price to pay… Texas has plenty of desert not being used for anything else.Maybe he can use the center of the spaceship for that.
So I replace batteries all the time in phones. That gets another few years of use out of it…but then what?Interesting take.
I've used iFixit kits and tools to reuse several old iPhone 6 & 7s as Sonos controllers, or entry level devices for internet only use.
Should all products be user serviceable? Probably not. But it does feel like Apple marketing is talking out both sides of their mouths about environmental conscienceness and profits. But hey, this is America, right? Profits mean the most.
You, or anybody else, having an interest is no threat to anyone else, surely not me. If you want to try to disassemble your stuff, feel free.I’ll never understand how those of us in the teeny tiny minority that have an interest in the inner workings of electronics and knowledge of industrial design and production life cycles are so threatening to those who see Apple products as precious little jewels.
Tear it all apart. Hack what’s left. Electronics are cool.
The first two paragraphs were fine.While I do agree that large companies (esp those with cultural influence like Apple) have some level of duty to "guide the market by the nose" into things they don't want, we've chosen (at least in the US and most of the Western world) to canonize the "market" as the arbiter of what is right and good. In this system (not saying it is good or bad, it simply is factual) the consumer has spoken.
Overwhelmingly, when it comes to putting down the cash (e.g. not what people SAY but what people actually DO), consumers actually don't care en masse about the environment, repairability, or anything but "is it new, shiny, sexy, and 'better'?". That is *all* they care about, and Apple has learned that and has gone after that successfully with a very nice greenwashed campaign about recycling/recycled materials. But is that really Apple's fault or that of the consumer?
NOTHING will change until consumers demand it with their buying behavior, and until we decide that we want to regulate companies and demand they create (by law) repairable or ecologically sound products OR we, as consumers, as willing to pay 2-10x the price for goods to be TRULY sustainable and repairable, this is what we will get. And we have only ourselves and our fellow consumer to blame.