Comments on: The Greening of Apple: Is It Important To You? http://gigaom.com/2009/10/28/the-greening-of-apple-is-it-important-to-you/ Sun, 19 May 2013 15:54:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Charles W. Moore http://gigaom.com/2009/10/28/the-greening-of-apple-is-it-important-to-you/#comment-359713 Fri, 30 Oct 2009 22:21:57 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/?p=34378#comment-359713 Hi Skip Intro;

I think it’s already here.

See:

http://www.realclimate.org/

and

http://www.ted.com/talks/james_balog_time_lapse_proof_of_extreme_ice_loss.html

Charles

]]> By: EcoMeme: Apple iMac and Macbook - Green or Greenwash? | EcoSalon http://gigaom.com/2009/10/28/the-greening-of-apple-is-it-important-to-you/#comment-359712 Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:01:23 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/?p=34378#comment-359712 [...] “Every new Mac is claimed to meet the strict low-power requirements of the Energy Star specification….[But] how much does ‘green computing’ matter to consumers…and [does] corporate marketing of ‘green’ IT devices amount to more image-spinning than substance?” – @TheAppleBlog.com opinion editorial [...]

]]> By: pk de cville http://gigaom.com/2009/10/28/the-greening-of-apple-is-it-important-to-you/#comment-359711 Fri, 30 Oct 2009 13:20:54 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/?p=34378#comment-359711 Charles,

How can you quote Rob Enderle on anything involving Apple?

He’s bought and paid for by the highest bidder (MSFT). see below:

http://www.techflash.com/seattle/2008/11/Enderle_Microsoft_Ballmer_conflicting_reality34812539.html

http://blogs.computerworld.com/analyst_rob_enderle_rebels_against_his_master_microsoft

]]> By: Skip Intro http://gigaom.com/2009/10/28/the-greening-of-apple-is-it-important-to-you/#comment-359710 Fri, 30 Oct 2009 05:50:37 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/?p=34378#comment-359710 Obviously, Charles, it makes less difference to the average *American* customer, if the comments here can be viewed as a small sample. It’s indicative of how much more needs to be done to undo the decades of brainwashing of the self-centred world-view that US consumers have of themselves. The big worry is that negative climate change will be a reality before those here wake up to the need to do something about it.

]]> By: Charles W. Moore http://gigaom.com/2009/10/28/the-greening-of-apple-is-it-important-to-you/#comment-359709 Thu, 29 Oct 2009 23:29:32 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/?p=34378#comment-359709 Hi Henk Duivendrecht;

I regret that you thought I sounded cynical. I’ve been an active environmentalist since the ’70s, and I don’t doubt that man-made global warming/climate change is real and a serious threat to human well-being.

I think that Apple making substantive efforts to use less toxic materials in their products and make them more recyclable is commendable.

My question was whether it makes much difference to the average Apple customer.

Charles Moore

]]> By: Scott Thomas http://gigaom.com/2009/10/28/the-greening-of-apple-is-it-important-to-you/#comment-359708 Thu, 29 Oct 2009 20:44:54 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/?p=34378#comment-359708 Okay; NOW I’m running (screaming) from all the brain-washed of the world…

]]> By: cc http://gigaom.com/2009/10/28/the-greening-of-apple-is-it-important-to-you/#comment-359707 Thu, 29 Oct 2009 20:30:56 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/?p=34378#comment-359707 “But I just don’t care.”

We will all be waving at you as you stand on the roof of your home watching the ocean rearrange your house.

]]> By: Daniel http://gigaom.com/2009/10/28/the-greening-of-apple-is-it-important-to-you/#comment-359706 Thu, 29 Oct 2009 20:22:39 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/?p=34378#comment-359706 I don’t think apple cares about if you like it to be greener or not! It’s about time they do something for the enviroment! ’cause you guys aint doin’ nothing! So that’s why apple creates a brand new enviromentally friendly iMac

]]> By: Bikalpa Paudel http://gigaom.com/2009/10/28/the-greening-of-apple-is-it-important-to-you/#comment-359705 Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:47:48 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/?p=34378#comment-359705 I know about all the crazy climate change thing. But I just don’t care. Naturally; I find it hard to believe that any of that has to be used as a marketing feature. I’m skeptical. I wouldn’t look for the “green” aspect of a computer I buy; as long as it’s energy consumption is not that high. I believe that any notebook I buy today would have a fairly less electricity consumption and be green enough.

]]> By: pk de cville http://gigaom.com/2009/10/28/the-greening-of-apple-is-it-important-to-you/#comment-359704 Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:00:29 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/?p=34378#comment-359704 http://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=enderle+microsoft+shill&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8

“Some critics, such as MacNewsWorld’s Rob Enderle accuse Apple of doing the “barest minimum necessary” to justify its “green” claims…”

I guess you haven’t heard that Enderle is an email documented Microsoft paid shill. I’ve googled “enderle microsoft shill” above to help you with your reseacrh.

But he does make for a good link bait opening to this article, doesn’t he?

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