considering that Samsung Phones use child labour in mines from South America and Samsung also use rare earth metals from conflicts zones in Africa. Apple is going to change they way companies manufacture by leading by example.another gimmick
Super exciting news. They could also, you know, stop gluing components together, requiring users to buy new devices every two years since they aren't upgradable.
considering that Samsung Phones use child labour in mines from South America and Samsung also use rare earth metals from conflicts zones in Africa. Apple is going to change they way companies manufacture by leading by example.
Me too , For some reason I always think of chocolate even though it has zero to do with smelting.
It's probably because it has smell and melting in the name.
You're acting like we had a choice and chose to get away from hefty phones, Or For that matter a wanted to in the 1st place.
I bet if you ask the average North American Apple user
Would they take a slightly thicker phone that could be cheaply repaired or the one where any repair would cost half if not more the cost of an entire device
Most would choose the former.
In fact if you asked if they wanted more ports or less ports only an idiot would choose getting less for the same amount of dollars.
And many may even say please double the thickness if it means double the battery "because I want all Day battery life regardless of my usage"
Instead Apple redefined all day to mean 10 hours to give the perception of value instead of what people actually want.
I don't know why, but I love the word smelting.
Most other Germanic languages use a variant from a root word "smelt" to mean "melt". Both smelt and melt comes from the same root meaning soften and later liquefying. Only English and some descendant have it separated into a word referring to the metallurgic process, not just melting in general.Me too , For some reason I always think of chocolate even though it has zero to do with smelting.
It's probably because it has smell and melting in the name
google RED MUD ALUMINIUM . This is why this article and shoulder patting is total BS .
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if Apple really cared about the environment and sustainability they would be pro right to repair instead of user hostile
Most other Germanic languages use a variant from a root word "smelt" to mean "melt". Both smelt and melt comes from the same root meaning soften and later liquefying. Only English and some descendant have it separated into a word referring to the metallurgic process, not just melting in general.
In eg. German you may hear "Schokolade Schmelzen" and they use it in ads etc. so you may have been exposed it in such away.
I love the German language. Their words are so pleasingly literal and specific.
Their word for 'glove' is 'handshuh'. HAND-SHOE. Their language is hilarious and efficient in equal measures.
Meh. Once Apple did It, the news media will stop reporting the issue, so the other OEMs are not under any kind of pressure. The only pressuring those OEMs is the increase cost of Chinese labor.Well, what it allows you to do is point the fingers at those that do not do it. Once this is in place, other companies can’t argue that it can’t be done. It increases pressure.
[...] I applaude the use of green energy but for Apple to claim they aren't a massive user and abuser of the environment is to be absolutely blind, deaf and dumb to the facts. [...]
Yeah! Who do they think they are?? Seeking profit. How dare they.Super exciting news. They could also, you know, stop gluing components together, requiring users to buy new devices every two years since they aren't upgradable.
Just cause those notes had plastic backs doesn't mean Apple would have to
The point I was making as it was physically possible and Apple has no excuse beyond what they want to do
Same with the seals they don't need to be flimsy
Infact as of right now you have no proof that your phone is waterproof you just know that its supposed to be.
For all you know a defect could mean that water could seep in and you won't be able to have access to the liquid indicator sticker to see if it's tripped or not or be able to replace that seal that may be defective
Where is with my preference you would not only be able to see the seal and any liquid damage indicators but replace them if you were concerned or needed to repair the device
How you can justify less choice for more money is beyond me.
Remember if you don't fight for these issues now then when/if there's a feature down the road that you don't like it'll be too late
Would you be happy to only be able to fix your car at the dealership for whatever they want to charge that is of course if they even want to bother fixing it?
What if they also require you to get gas there? Or dictate what road you can and cannot use?
Lack of choice/freedom is never a good option
If anything your argument would be more along the lines of Apple needs more choice not less
They should offer what I want and what you want to see which one the general populace prefers
It takes carbon to produce the electricity that smelts the Aluminium, conveniently forgotten.What an awful take.
It takes carbon to produce the electricity that smelts the Aluminium, conveniently forgotten.
Also Apple is not using renewable energy, it is using credits.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/alexep...ples-100-renewable-energy-usage/#47f169c5189c
I'll also take a stab that Liam disassembles 0.000001% of the iPhones ever produced since it was built.
When we measure our carbon footprint, we don’t stop with ourselves.
We include hundreds of suppliers, millions of customers, and hundreds of millions of devices. And we’re always looking for ways to make the biggest difference in five major areas: corporate facilities, manufacturing, product use, transportation, and end-of-life processing.
Not too mention that plants require CO2 to survive. At what point does reducing CO2 start negatively impacting plant life and thus the O2 other life forms require to exist?
I'm just hoping that someday they'll not have any more carbon on the planet.
It seems such a harmful substance.
I suggest you inform and educate yourself a little more before posting.
In the Province of Quebec, 96.8% of electricity is from hydro, and only 0.1% is from thermal (older stats, so may be even more lopsided towards hydro now), and in Canada at large, over 60% is from hydro. Quite a little different from the US that produces over 60% of its electricity from fossil fuels.
Want to guess why this production plant is in Canada and not the US?
As the trial site is in Quebec and the Electric supply there is mostly from Hydro, your assumption is close to 100% wrong.Where do you think all the energy for this process will come from? Mostly from coal-burning electric power stations. Apple is hoping the public will be fooled by this 'zero carbon' myth.