Apple recently said that they care less about specific times of the year for launching products. Where they used to have them spread out over the calendar year, they're now releasing them when they're ready. I think they want to avoid some of the things they've bungled, like maps for instance.
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Apple Launches 'Better' Environmental Campaign, Shares Glimpse of New Nevada Data Center
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Apple recently said that they care less about specific times of the year for launching products. Where they used to have them spread out over the calendar year, they're now releasing them when they're ready. I think they want to avoid some of the things they've bungled, like maps for instance.
Less on the feel-good PC stuff and more on the keeping the company together, Apple. Steve gone hardly 3 years and look what a mess has become of iOS. Losing all the people that made Apple great left and right, and meanwhile you're screwing around with this kind of stuff. Do this stuff AFTER get things straightened out post-Steve. Apple's job is making great products, not showing the world how to be more environmental.
I think this is just as much about building some respect for Tim as a leader. He is criticized harshly for being who he is, and who he is not. I think this campaign will help to draw the focus on Apple's true focus and values and away from Tim as "not being Steve". I think it's effective, but it would've been powerful with any other voice of devotion. Great video, great message.
More like the newest place for the NSA to mine data.
Amen.
But think of the convenience !!
I knew no one would understand and I was the only brave one who stepped in to make things right!
It certainly adds complexity to Apples business and I'm glad to see they drive it seriously and "sell" it to the public. Hopefully they find more copycats for that, too.
Well done
Well done
Reminded me of Steve Jobs Think different campaign video. Now its Tim Cook's Better campaign video and its great! Shows what Apple is and what their goals for the future will lead them! Awesome!
Not when that land is being used to power millions of things with almost no harmful byproducts.
Thanks. And the solar farm must just dump its electricity into the grid where it all gets netted out. So it is really more of an accounting statement then reality to say the data center is powered by this solar farm. One presumes there isn't a 60+ mile power line going from the facility straight to the data center.
Anyway, accounting though this may be, it doesn't mean Apple didn't make a renewable power plant to satisfy their power needs. Good for them. Might not be great news for existing utility or power plants in the area. I'm sure they don't love having additional generating capacity to compete with.
The data center is in Patrick isn't it? That's about 18 miles east of Sparks if I'm not mistaken.
Still, I didn't know that the solar farm is in Yerington, which is a great place for it.
You mean "When it's convenient". So they magically are ALL ready in the fall? OSX, iOS, iPhone, iPad, iMac, Mac Pro, Macbook Pro?
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