What you say may be legally correct but unethical. I am not sure how Apple can ethically defend their stand given the current economic environment and in genera

What you say may be legally correct but unethical. I am not sure how Apple can ethically defend their stand given the current economic environment and in general from an environmental impact perspective. Reduce and reuse are as important as recycling. Unless there is a risk in using these devices which outweigh the environmental and economic benefits, this seems to not be a good move by Apple.