Comments on: Apple Gets the Lead Out http://theappleblog.com/2007/05/02/apple-gets-the-lead-out/ TheAppleBlog, published by and for the day-to-day Apple user, is a prominent source for news, reviews, walkthroughs, and real life application of all Apple products. Wed, 03 Dec 2008 23:18:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Landi http://theappleblog.com/2007/05/02/apple-gets-the-lead-out/#comment-111344 Landi Mon, 29 Oct 2007 05:08:25 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2007/05/02/apple-gets-the-lead-out/#comment-111344 sounds well !!! sounds well !!!

]]> By: Kendall Tawes http://theappleblog.com/2007/05/02/apple-gets-the-lead-out/#comment-105535 Kendall Tawes Tue, 15 May 2007 19:19:08 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2007/05/02/apple-gets-the-lead-out/#comment-105535 Yeah just to point out but I still have and use a PowerBook 165c because of it's novelty but oddly enough it's still useful. I can even watch movies in Quicktime and use Shockwave durring my web browsing. Though OS X still kicks classics arse. Yeah just to point out but I still have and use a PowerBook 165c because of it’s novelty but oddly enough it’s still useful. I can even watch movies in Quicktime and use Shockwave durring my web browsing. Though OS X still kicks classics arse.

]]> By: Stilgherrian · A Greener Apple http://theappleblog.com/2007/05/02/apple-gets-the-lead-out/#comment-105153 Stilgherrian · A Greener Apple Fri, 04 May 2007 00:13:35 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2007/05/02/apple-gets-the-lead-out/#comment-105153 [...] Apple has responded to being listed as the worst PC manufacturer from an environmental standpoint, releasing a long blog-like piece called A Greener Apple. Interestingly, Apple wasn’t listed as worst because their practices were necessarily the worst, but because their cult of secrecy meant that they didn’t talk about what they were doing. Further commentary at The Apple Blog. [...] [...] Apple has responded to being listed as the worst PC manufacturer from an environmental standpoint, releasing a long blog-like piece called A Greener Apple. Interestingly, Apple wasn’t listed as worst because their practices were necessarily the worst, but because their cult of secrecy meant that they didn’t talk about what they were doing. Further commentary at The Apple Blog. [...]

]]> By: Ben http://theappleblog.com/2007/05/02/apple-gets-the-lead-out/#comment-105097 Ben Thu, 03 May 2007 01:32:31 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2007/05/02/apple-gets-the-lead-out/#comment-105097 Plus, I would think the amount of Apple products in landfills is significantly less than other companies, due to Apple's lasting artistic value beyond function. (Read, people keep their old Apple computers because they look nice and have sentimental value.) Plus, I would think the amount of Apple products in landfills is significantly less than other companies, due to Apple’s lasting artistic value beyond function. (Read, people keep their old Apple computers because they look nice and have sentimental value.)

]]> By: Martin http://theappleblog.com/2007/05/02/apple-gets-the-lead-out/#comment-105085 Martin Wed, 02 May 2007 20:20:58 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2007/05/02/apple-gets-the-lead-out/#comment-105085 here is how Greenpeace reacted: We are cheering! Steve has decided to bring us closer to the greener apple that Mac users all over the world have been asking for. Apple’s new commitment to environmental transparency and the phase out of the worst chemicals in its product range are genuine steps forward. We look forward to Apple going further to green their existing products range, to get non-toxic products on the market, and to announce a worldwide take-back and responsible reuse/recycling policies. We will continue to work with Apple users to ask Apple to do just that. We have seen the enthusiasm with which Apple fans have greeted this campaign, and they have made clear what they want-- an Apple which is not just green skin-deep, but green to the core. Greenpeace is asking that Apple make products free from the most hazardous chemicals that they can buy and return with a clear conscience, secure in the knowledge that Apple will reuse or recycle them responsibly, and that won’t end up in scrap yards or add to the mountains of e-waste that the electronics industry has created. Apple must begin to address these growing problems to ensure that the workers and children of Asia and many developing nations no longer face the unnecessary environmental and health dangers posed by the high-tech industry’s waste. Our work is not over until Apple users get that. We look forward to working with the new, greener Apple in future – toward the greening of the entire electronics industry. http://www.greenpeace.org/international/news/tasty-apple-news-02050 here is how Greenpeace reacted:

We are cheering! Steve has decided to bring us closer to the greener apple that Mac users all over the world have been asking for.

Apple’s new commitment to environmental transparency and the phase out of the worst chemicals in its product range are genuine steps forward. We look forward to Apple going further to green their existing products range, to get non-toxic products on the market, and to announce a worldwide take-back and responsible reuse/recycling policies. We will continue to work with Apple users to ask Apple to do just that.

We have seen the enthusiasm with which Apple fans have greeted this campaign, and they have made clear what they want– an Apple which is not just green skin-deep, but green to the core. Greenpeace is asking that Apple make products free from the most hazardous chemicals that they can buy and return with a clear conscience, secure in the knowledge that Apple will reuse or recycle them responsibly, and that won’t end up in scrap yards or add to the mountains of e-waste that the electronics industry has created. Apple must begin to address these growing problems to ensure that the workers and children of Asia and many developing nations no longer face the unnecessary environmental and health dangers posed by the high-tech industry’s waste.

Our work is not over until Apple users get that. We look forward to working with the new, greener Apple in future – toward the greening of the entire electronics industry.

http://www.greenpeace.org/international/news/tasty-apple-news-02050

]]> By: joecab http://theappleblog.com/2007/05/02/apple-gets-the-lead-out/#comment-105080 joecab Wed, 02 May 2007 19:19:36 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2007/05/02/apple-gets-the-lead-out/#comment-105080 Yippee! That means free lead for everyone! Yippee! That means free lead for everyone!

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