When living in a soft tyranny under an increasingly powerful political class it makes good business sense to go along with the current political landscape.
i love that apple has an opinion, in line with my own
for the greater good
rather than greed
Oh, I can most safely assure you that Apple's only doing this to profit off of it. I still say though, whenever a company starts trotting down the yellow brick road of eco-friendly, they always seem to be trying to sell an extremely overpriced, under-specced product - proudly touting the eco-friendly aspect to sell it to customers.
However, if Apple can spark a "WE NEED TO MAKE ECO FRIENDLY COMPUTERS THE LAW!" movement, that'd help their case even more if they have a head start against the competition.
I can see it now, placing a high tax on "inefficient" computers.
*shudder* it reminds me of the hippies wanting to "punish" people for driving cars that aren't hybrids.
If Apple so much as hints at doing marketing like that, I will never buy another computer from them. Windows 7 is pretty darn tolerable these days!
Good for Apple, chamber of commerce is near worthless when it comes to our environment and Apple knows it.
Oh, I can most safely assure you that Apple's only doing this to profit off of it. I still say though, whenever a company starts trotting down the yellow brick road of eco-friendly, they always seem to be trying to sell an extremely overpriced, under-specced product - proudly touting the eco-friendly aspect to sell it to customers.
However, if Apple can spark a "WE NEED TO MAKE ECO FRIENDLY COMPUTERS THE LAW!" movement, that'd help their case even more if they have a head start against the competition.
I can see it now, placing a high tax on "inefficient" computers.
*shudder* it reminds me of the hippies wanting to "punish" people for driving cars that aren't hybrids.
If Apple so much as hints at doing marketing like that, I will never buy another computer from them. Windows 7 is pretty darn tolerable these days!
Glad to see Apple making a stand for a better environment. It would be nice if they could follow this up with inventing a new renewable energy source![]()
Its called the US Chamber of Commerce - not the Globalist Chamber of Commerce. Let the globalists go! They have enough influence and power. We need an organization representing US businesses.
It's called the United States Congress. Corporatists in both parties look out for US business interests.
Apple, Inc. is a leading business enterprise. They're being good corporate citizens with this initiative. Sure, it's controversial to some, just like when Apple stood up for marriage equality in California. But I find corporate responsibility refreshing. Pick a line and stand on it; very refreshing.
It's called the United States Congress. Corporatists in both parties look out for US business interests.
Apple, Inc. is a leading business enterprise. They're being good corporate citizens with this initiative. Sure, it's controversial to some, just like when Apple stood up for marriage equality in California. But I find corporate responsibility refreshing. Pick a line and stand on it; very refreshing.
A public corporation is responsible to its shareholders. Its shareholders' interests should be represented -- not its board's political views. Green party litigation is not in the best interest of the shareholders (or any American business).
It's not "refreshing" to see a corporation polarize its customers. That's BAD for the shareholders. If Apple's liberal agenda continues they're going to lose their conservative costumers. Social politics have NO BUSINESS in a public corporation.
I wouldn't blame anyone for taking their business to a shop that's more closely aligned with their views on these topics. You just might want to be aware before you pull the trigger on those Windows-box purchases that MS also has a history of weighing in on social issues, including gay rights.Not that I am a Bill Gates / MS lover - far from it or I wouldn't be thinking of making the change...