Rumors of a Red iPod have been circulating after comments by Bono that a red Amex card and red iPod would be released to benefit AIDS research:
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Rumors of a Red iPod have been circulating after comments by Bono that a red Amex card and red iPod would be released to benefit AIDS research:
iMeowbot
macrumors G3
Missing from this story is a very important detail: His Steveness was involved in developing the (product)RED concept.
seriously
AIDS kills millions of innocent people worldwide yearly. Women, Men, Young, Old, Infants. This is not a political issue. This is something that any human being should be sensitive to, and support research and treatment until a cure / vaccination is found.
To all those who pretend this only happens to "bad" people, I sincerely hope you never have to face the heartache of losing a friend or loved one to this devastating disease.
I hope apple is going to support this. It will help raise tons of money for a worthwhile cause, plus a red iPod would look pretty cool.
-alywa
AIDS kills millions of innocent people worldwide yearly. Women, Men, Young, Old, Infants. This is not a political issue. This is something that any human being should be sensitive to, and support research and treatment until a cure / vaccination is found.
To all those who pretend this only happens to "bad" people, I sincerely hope you never have to face the heartache of losing a friend or loved one to this devastating disease.
I hope apple is going to support this. It will help raise tons of money for a worthwhile cause, plus a red iPod would look pretty cool.
-alywa
nagromme
macrumors G5
If it had to get political, I'm glad it was over with in 2 posts (hopefully) and so hilariously 😀
My stance may offend some people but here it is: working to save the lives of millions of men, women and children is a great cause and all, but... a red iPod would just plain be too cool! 🙂
It's the first color I'd have requested if they went back to colors.
My stance may offend some people but here it is: working to save the lives of millions of men, women and children is a great cause and all, but... a red iPod would just plain be too cool! 🙂
It's the first color I'd have requested if they went back to colors.
alywa - well said.
anybody who continues to think the ignorant things some people do about AIDS need to wake up and look at the world around them. It's a common thing in rural african communities, people are so ignorant about the disease that men who have AIDS think that if they have sex with a virgin they will be cured, so they go and rape them. Voila... you now have not just some idiot with AIDS, but you've also got a woman pregnant and both her and her baby have AIDS. (I won't go into what happens next because that would be getting too "political")
Ive heard that in some areas the infection rate is as high as 60%. Imagine that. Right now, look up from your desk. Imagine if 6 out of the next 10 people you see had AIDS. How would you feel?
A couple days ago I was sitting in a restaurant with my friend, and we overheard the conversation of the guy in the booth next to us. it was pretty appalling. Im reposting this from his blog:
Today as I sat doing today's Sudoko in the Sun Times I got to hear an interesting conversation. I wouldn't call it scholarly but it was definately informative. For around ten minutes I got to hear this guys theory on why AIDS isn't sexually transmitted. Yes folks, I was suddenly transported back to 1985. So I'm siiting there trying to do a maddening number puzzle but completely bewildered by this dude and his reason. The base of his argument to which his lunchmate could not find fault was that since Magic Johnson's wife didn't have AIDS the disease isn't sexually transmitted. What? I remember that over the years it's been said that condoms can stop the transmition of the virus but this man obviously hadn't heard the same **** I have. Maybe he lives in a cave or has been in prison since 1988 which would explain his two inch high flat top. But come on. Then he went on to say that a person could probably live longer if they had AIDS! What?! I don't expect a lot out of people that have lunch at the Yellow Ribbon, myself included, but this was really a huge ball of nonsense. I thought about saying something to him, just to set him straight, but I don't like being the person that butts their ass into a conversation. Plus, I don't think it would have made any difference. Today I found out why AIDS continues to spread. UGH!
so yeah... a red iPod, and 40% towards AIDS research? Fantastic idea, and I'd support it in a heartbeat.
anybody who continues to think the ignorant things some people do about AIDS need to wake up and look at the world around them. It's a common thing in rural african communities, people are so ignorant about the disease that men who have AIDS think that if they have sex with a virgin they will be cured, so they go and rape them. Voila... you now have not just some idiot with AIDS, but you've also got a woman pregnant and both her and her baby have AIDS. (I won't go into what happens next because that would be getting too "political")
Ive heard that in some areas the infection rate is as high as 60%. Imagine that. Right now, look up from your desk. Imagine if 6 out of the next 10 people you see had AIDS. How would you feel?
A couple days ago I was sitting in a restaurant with my friend, and we overheard the conversation of the guy in the booth next to us. it was pretty appalling. Im reposting this from his blog:
Today as I sat doing today's Sudoko in the Sun Times I got to hear an interesting conversation. I wouldn't call it scholarly but it was definately informative. For around ten minutes I got to hear this guys theory on why AIDS isn't sexually transmitted. Yes folks, I was suddenly transported back to 1985. So I'm siiting there trying to do a maddening number puzzle but completely bewildered by this dude and his reason. The base of his argument to which his lunchmate could not find fault was that since Magic Johnson's wife didn't have AIDS the disease isn't sexually transmitted. What? I remember that over the years it's been said that condoms can stop the transmition of the virus but this man obviously hadn't heard the same **** I have. Maybe he lives in a cave or has been in prison since 1988 which would explain his two inch high flat top. But come on. Then he went on to say that a person could probably live longer if they had AIDS! What?! I don't expect a lot out of people that have lunch at the Yellow Ribbon, myself included, but this was really a huge ball of nonsense. I thought about saying something to him, just to set him straight, but I don't like being the person that butts their ass into a conversation. Plus, I don't think it would have made any difference. Today I found out why AIDS continues to spread. UGH!
so yeah... a red iPod, and 40% towards AIDS research? Fantastic idea, and I'd support it in a heartbeat.
I agree with everything you said! There is a point to be had though that the money would be put to much better use if a portion of it was used to educate people about AIDS and abstinence rather then only fund AIDS "research." While the research should be done, we can do things now to stop the spread!kwikdeth said:
sw1tcher
macrumors 604
crees! said:
Not sure if that was for AIDS, but the "100% success in mice and some other animal" sounds like you might be referring to the avian flu vaccine.
iMeowbot
macrumors G3
It may help to go and read about what the Global Fund is before worrying about if it makes sense. Prevention and education are among its main goals.
nbs2
macrumors 68030
I eagerly anticipate the Yellow support our troops iPod, the Pink Breast Cancer, the Blue Prostate Cancer (and I believe Colon Cancer), and the many other colors that I am sure I am forgetting. That, my friends, is the only issue I take with this. At what point does the madness stop? I mean who do we find a cure for? I say Alzheimers b/c I have a grandfather who suffers from it. You say Breast Cancer, b/c your sister got it. In the end we end up with too many people demanding too much of limited resources.
I just wonder if Apple should be gitting into it. I would be all for someone to sell red iPods (a la Colorware's methodology) to support AIDS research and so on with the glut of other colors, but I am too cynical about this.
I just wonder if Apple should be gitting into it. I would be all for someone to sell red iPods (a la Colorware's methodology) to support AIDS research and so on with the glut of other colors, but I am too cynical about this.
Raid
macrumors 68020
Actually you know the whole colour ribbon thing is out of control when they start trademarking the particular shade of red, yellow, blue, pink, etc. 😎nbs2 said:
However more to the main point of your post I think that it's important to try and support those who are trying to find any cure to the worlds problems... (BTW did Bono say this Red thing was all about AIDS cause in the three articles I've read about it didn't say it was all about AIDS) sure one person trying to help out or support work on all problems is going to get overwhelmed, so (as your own person) you help out with a few that are really important to you. There are plenty of other people with different priorities doing the same with the stuff that matters to them.
I'm not really a big fan of the looks of the new Red iPod, but I'd buy one just to support the fight against AIDS.🙂
zap2
macrumors 604
I'd pick one up, and so when people send i have to many iPods i'll be like "i'm support AIDs research
But think if people who were going to spend 300 on an iPod, in place of buying an iPod just donate all 300, that would be perfect but since we live in a real world this seems good
But think if people who were going to spend 300 on an iPod, in place of buying an iPod just donate all 300, that would be perfect but since we live in a real world this seems good
I am not a big fan of red either, as said, but the picture a few posts up looks alright. 🙂 I just seem to think that Apple is moving towards the black and white idea. So, red would kinda clash with that.
I am so sick of BONO just shut up, why not give most of your own money away to the cause, he's got more thn enough.
Well, okay... the likely red iPod that may come out sometime in the near future.🙄Chundles said:
bluebomberman
macrumors 6502a
barneygumble said:
That's a low blow. C'mon, he's not rich enough to significantly slow AIDS on his own. He also needs support from the general public, donor nations, and the politically connected to overcome the stigma of AIDS.
What have you done lately, barneygumble, besides grumble?
EDIT: Buying a cool iPod to help save lives? Count me in.