Dude, you hit the nail on the head. While Apple's "eco-friendly" facade has been around for over a decade, it all comes down to profitability. Ecology created a strong emotional reaction of nurturing for many. Connect that feeling with a product, you are gold!
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Apple Shares New Ad Explaining How iMessages Are Powered by Renewable Energy
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Dude, you hit the nail on the head. While Apple's "eco-friendly" facade has been around for over a decade, it all comes down to profitability. Ecology created a strong emotional reaction of nurturing for many. Connect that feeling with a product, you are gold!
This ad LIES!
THE EARTH EMOJI IS NOT ANIMATED IN iMESSAGE AND DOES NOT ROTATE OR SPIN.
Does this sadden anyone else? Lol
THE EARTH EMOJI IS NOT ANIMATED IN iMESSAGE AND DOES NOT ROTATE OR SPIN.
Does this sadden anyone else? Lol
Ads show something that doesn't quite look like exactly as it is in reality? That's shockingly unexpected!
no you are missing the point...people are getting exited about an announcement when it shouldn't be much of a surprise ! most datacenters are used in the banking, logistics, health care sectors, etc... but yes i do understand that imessage is equally important (cough, cough).
besides you can only be 100% green when you encourage your employees to be green as well which i can hardly believe.. have the buildings been erected by means of green energy.. doubt that as well.. so in conclusive this ad is merely an act of propaganda to lure the ignorant...
so what i say is: hmmmmm
All things being equal, your advice might be valid.
However, the good I can do imparting my wisdom here at MacRumors outweighs the good I would do in saving that energy.
So I will keep on posting, you will be relieved to know.
Sounds like the same type of rationale would apply to Apple as well (and likely in a much more exponential manner too).
Yes, it was.
They talked about multi-platform integration and an API to built into your own applications.
The problem with iMessage is not that it's bad or anything, but if I have to use another messenger to communicate with the majority of people, I would rather just use one messenger to text everybody.
Actually it's not so simple and unambiguous as Apple wants us to think. Its claim that its data centers are powered by "100% renewable energy" could be nothing less than flat out lie since it buys that energy from Duke Energy which is driven by fuel and gas.
https://www.carolinajournal.com/news-article/analysts-call-apple-renewable-energy-claims-lies/
http://www.wikiwand.com/en/Criticism_of_Apple_Inc.#/Environmental_destruction_claims
https://www.carolinajournal.com/news-article/analysts-call-apple-renewable-energy-claims-lies/
http://www.wikiwand.com/en/Criticism_of_Apple_Inc.#/Environmental_destruction_claims
I recall there was a mention to that effect early on in regards to FaceTime, but I can't say I've heard anything similar in relation to iMessage.
Then it's likely that the (predicted) skyrocketing Death rate would correspond to the same countries with the skyrocketing Birth rates.
Maybe in the 3rd world countries? China just lifted its 1-child policy, as a matter of fact.
I'm reading a very familiar argument. If you can't fix the whole problem, then don't do any thing.
Next Apple may reveal an ad which positions iMessage as a cure for migraines...
Great...my wife read Renewable to mean Endless and now won't stop texting me....blah blah blah.
It's not so much that you're improving the health of the earth as you're just doing less bad **** to it.
iMessage has been a problem for me ever since release. The messages never get delivered to the right device. Sometimes texts aren't received. It's just been a mess. I know a few people who use it without problem. idk
When it first launched I thought it was dumb anyway. Take my unlimited text messages and start sending them through my limited data plan instead. Just didn't make sense with wireless data caps being so low and already having unlimited texts to switch to a service that would eat into my data. Data isn't as much a problem for messaging now as it used to be. But since the service still messes up on me, I can't use it.
When it first launched I thought it was dumb anyway. Take my unlimited text messages and start sending them through my limited data plan instead. Just didn't make sense with wireless data caps being so low and already having unlimited texts to switch to a service that would eat into my data. Data isn't as much a problem for messaging now as it used to be. But since the service still messes up on me, I can't use it.
iMessage has features sms or mms doesn't. If you don't care for some of the features of iMessage I can understand why you want sms or mms; but I like iMessage.
because they are:
1 re-used every year until too smelly,
2 washed with iKlear until too worn out,
3 shredded & recycled as microfiber cloth
I applaud apple for their continuing effort to try and become more environmentally friendly.
If every manufacturer and company tried the same , to win customers via becoming GREEN, we might get somewhere. Regardless of the motives
If every manufacturer and company tried the same , to win customers via becoming GREEN, we might get somewhere. Regardless of the motives