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Could you give an example of an ill motive?
by enos_feedler 6y ago
Could you give an example of an ill motive?
- fakedang 6y agoExtracting profit under the guise of environmental activism, which actually ends up causing the opposite effect? I mean, the charger fiasco just happened... Likewise there are many examples of how Apple works against the public interest.
- macintux 6y agoWhen Apple stopped supplying chargers, they also dropped the prices on chargers. That's the kind of thing I mean: soundbite analysis of Apple's policies makes it very easy to cast them as the big baddies.
- nacs 6y agoAlso Huawei and Samsung are now doing the same thing with no models -- no chargers. As with most "controversial" things Apple does, like removing the headphone jack, the other companies then follow suit.
- fakedang 6y agoBecause Apple is a prime example of a money grab. Once other companies see the profit motive, they too decide to join the bandwagon. It's not like they saw some environmental positive and decided to act.
- enos_feedler 6y agoDo you think other companies suddenly see a profit motive because Apple does something? I think it's an insult to other vendors if you think they can't come up with an idea like "don't include a charger". Obviously everyone has the idea. You need to understand Apple's position in the market vs. everyone else to know why Apple goes first. Apple's retention is off the charts. If you are Xiaomi, you can't give your user any reason to buy an iPhone or you've lost them forever. It would be suicide for other vendors to take these kinds of ticky tack steps first.
- fakedang 6y agoSo if the prices dropped, that's supposed to be a good thing for the environment? Tell me exactly how?