The well-researched video below offers clear explanations and examples of Tim Cook's anti-consumer decisions and corporate greed, as well as how things were much more pro-consumer at Apple before Cook became CEO:
I'm sure if they ever got forced to have a removable battery, it'll only be a matter of time before there isn't one!...wonder what's next??
Do people really worry about losing their "phone back peel", "manual", "sticker", "box wrap"?
Do people really worry about losing their "phone back peel", "manual", "sticker", "box wrap"?
The only things off that list that I'd like to still get would be the dock and charging brick (except I know Apple would skimp on the brick, so maybe not even that).
Every time I buy some random tech product, it bugs the crap out of me when it comes with a g-d USB cable that I will immediately throw into the garbage because I own like a dozen. Ditto charge bricks. Plenty of e-waste around already, no need to just keep cranking it out because people feel entitled to a pile of "free" crap when they buy a phone.Someone is seriously complaining about not getting more e-waste?
We don't need more chargers. A friend of mine works for a company that supplied Apple suppliers with key components for chargers. Their business cratered when Apple stopped throwing in free chargers.
If all of those people ended up buying 3rd party chargers or branded chargers as add ons, their other sales channels would have picked up the slack, but it turns out that just about everyone already has plenty of chargers.
Its true that it was a different time and you are also correct that no one is forced to by their products, but the only other option is Android or Windows... So for those of us that like a more secure, private, and locked down experience wrapped in a premium feel that all "just works" (in theory), Apple is our only choice. So it sucks they don't care about their customers more than they do. Before 2015 I feel Apple did care and now they just care about profits and nothing else.Prior to 2011 it was a different time. Nobody is forced to buy apple products for any reason whatsoever.
...and everybody is free to criticise Apple decisions if they don't llke them.Nobody is forced to buy apple products for any reason whatsoever.
Yes, dropping basic chargers from smaller devices is starting to sound sensible now that everything is moving to USB-C. It's not like they were ever including anthing more than the bare minimum charger for the device and it's making more sense to buy one, more expensive, faster, multi-port charger for all your devices, and hang on to it when you change device. There's some really nice, small GaN (?) multi-port chargers now that are smaller than the minimal brick you used to cart around...We don't need more chargers. A friend of mine works for a company that supplied Apple suppliers with key components for chargers. Their business cratered when Apple stopped throwing in free chargers.
My OP was meant to inform.@ThomasJL
What are we supposed to do with this information?
I'm trying to decide whether you meant to inform us, shock us, spark a discussion, or call us to action. You didn't say. You left us hanging. But, whatever you meant to do in making this post, you aren't telling anyone what we don't already know.
So… 🤷♂️
Correct. But nobody is forced to buy apples products. Which means if one dislikes the way the company does business there are other products available....and everybody is free to criticise Apple decisions if they don't llke them.
Nobody is calling on the US Federal Government or the EU to force Apple to bring back the "free" microfibre cloth - they're just pointing at all the nice little things that used to be bundled with these premium-priced computers.
(Edit: sorry, just noticed the age of the thread...)
Well, that would just prove how committed he was to manufacturing more Apple products locally in the USA!Tim Cook could defecate in shoeboxes, slap an Apple logo on them and sell them
Of course, the decisions are primarily based on profit. Apple is a company, not your friend, your pal, your aunt, etc. That doesn’t mean these (also) cost cutting ideas aren’t otherwise sensible. Posts #11, #14, #19, for example, have already noted the e-waste perspective. With that said, I don’t like “green” advertising that uses “environmentally-friendly” because it’s not, it’s just less environmentally destructive.If the video in the OP cannot convince people that Tim Cook makes anti-consumer decisions and is filled with corporate greed, then maybe nothing will.
Apple stickers were neat, but let’s be honest, how many people were actually eager to adhere them to their Apple (or other products)? On that note, I’m also certain most, if not all, of the marketing stuff (e.g., keychains, lanyards, custom keyboard key cap, tags, case badges) “PC” companies include is only featured in unboxing videos and is then tossed back into the box, drawer, or trash. Same thing goes for paper versions of user manuals, EULA, as well as terms and conditions documentation. According to Louis Rossmann (and at least some members here), who needs and should read those lengthy contracts? :: wink ::
The already good joke(s) aside… Are you really unaware/disregarding Apple product criticisms that led to short lifespans, discontinuations — yes, even if primarily due to price (i.e., value)?Tim Cook could defecate in shoeboxes, slap an Apple logo on them and sell them, and if Apple was making astronomical amounts of money from their sales, many people would still defend Cook and that product.
Although the QuickTake models sold well in the education and small business markets, other companies such as Kodak, Fujifilm, Canon, and Nikon shortly thereafter entered the digital market with brands that consumers associated with photography. The QuickTake line was discontinued in 1997 shortly after Steve Jobs came back to Apple. In an attempt to streamline Apple's operations, Jobs discontinued many non-computer products, including the Newton line of products, the LaserWriter printer line, and the QuickTake cameras. The Apple QuickTake camera has since become a collector's item for Apple enthusiasts.
The QuickTake name was later reused by Apple in iPhones released since 2018 as a feature in its camera app that allows videos to be recorded without switching out of still camera mode.