This seems like a completely empty gesture that was probably dreamed up by the marketing department.
It’s sad how far Apple has diverged from what it once was.
It’s sad how far Apple has diverged from what it once was.
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New iPads Don't Come With Apple Stickers in the Box
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The tone flows from the top down. Look at the CEO. Dull, mainstream, very little charisma.
They only came with "computing devices" and not "companion devices." So not watch or headphones or anything like that. Only iPhones, iPads and Macs.
And, the more expensive devices came with better stickers. Considering how expensive this iPad is, they could at least include them with the Pro.
The stickers are the only reason I ever bought apple products! With this move I predict apple will go bankrupt within the year!
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The new iPad Pro and iPad Air models unveiled this week do not include Apple stickers in the box, as a result of Apple's commitment to removing all plastic from its product packaging, according to an Apple Store memo obtained by 9to5Mac.
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If you really want a sticker, the report said you can still ask an employee for one while purchasing a new iPad Pro or iPad Air at an Apple Store.
Apple also does not include stickers with the Vision Pro headset, but the new MacBook Air models released in March do come with them, so it appears that Apple is still in the process of gradually phasing out Apple stickers in the box for its latest products.
Apple previously announced that it aimed to achieve plastic-free packaging by 2025.
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Cost saving move.
/sSome of this stuff is just idiotic. Timmy is unbelievable.
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No way… the money they save printing those stickers will more than offset the lost revenue from sales. /s
Yeah, the iMac Pro, the iPhone 7 with the special black anodizing, I'll have to check the new space black M3 stickers (I think they are standard tho), and there is probably another one I'm missing.
I'm only aware of the black, the gold (for the gold MacBook) and rose gold variants. Would love to know if there are more -- I'm actually surprised this isn't already documented somewhere.
Just make FineWoven stickers!
Ohhhhhh you want to cut back on plastic you say….
Ohhhhhh you want to cut back on plastic you say….
Apple is just being cheap first was the adapter and earpods now it's the stickers. Sooner or later, there is no box or paper over the iPad.
Agreed. I loved getting the apple stickers....then realized I do literally nothing with them. They just stay wherever I put them on their original backing. I'm sure many others are the same .
This is incredible news for the environment. I can't wait to see what our natural habitat can do with this.
People have brought up that Apple has become waay too corporate, and becoming more and more like the Big Brother they were fighting against in their 1984 TV commercial. However, even some "Mac heads" (one guy has $13K in Mac hardware) saying they were always like that. They just did a much better job of hiding it back then was all.
I'm pretty sure that my Mac SE, in 1985, came with a sticker. The old rainbow Apple logo. Like everyone else, I have it in a drawer somewhere....
