Posted on 03/06/2014 1:54:22 AM PST by Swordmaker
“many of Apples loyal investors know it and dont like it.”
This proposal was voted down by over 97% of APPL’s shareholders.
LOL - 97% of shareholders voted against the proposal. Al Gore is on the board and they don’t care. Good grief all they care about is a higher stock price. There won’t be shareholder uprising over “liberal colors.” That’s just fantasy on your part.
Those green apples...
Apples Chinese Suppliers in Trouble for Environmental Pollution
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2010/04/04/opinion/04opchart.html?_r=0
Therefore, when Cook is asked by some activist why hes wasting money on greenery and not running the company purely for profit Cook cannot tell him the truth. That the company is being run for profit as it only does that amount of greenery that improves the profit margin and it most certainly doesnt do anything that actually costs. For that would be to defeat the objective of doing the little that is being done.
You make a good point, and it doesn’t end there. Green cars and all the other electronic toys, gadgets, gizmos, musical instruments...they all go somewhere when they’re through using and playing with them.
They’ll put it in a green or blue trash bin and they think they’ve done some grand deed. Even better, they’ll try to sell them, thus passing the disposal problem to someone else. And then it’s out of sight, out of mind. “Not my problem.”
As others have pointed out, Apple has a recycling program, unlike most other manufacturers. There is an interesting article in the March 2014 issue of Popular Science, "The Garbage Man" about a man and his company trying to recycle tech garbage. "Among industrialized nations, the U.S. remains the only country without federal laws that mandate the domestic recycling of electronics and cars. As a result, much of that plastic flows offshore to the developing world."
At least Apple is trying to recycle. Why focus on Apple, when practically all other electronic waste is shipped off to Asia and Africa? Do you wonder about the final dump destination when you buy a PC, toaster, TV, or game station? That electronic waste ends up in China, India, Pakistan, Vietnam, Nigeria and Ghana but nary a peep from Americans complaining about the situation. Misplaced anger at Apple.
Two months ago, a neighbor down the street put some gadgets out for recyclers to pick up. While walking by, he asked me if I wanted any because he knew I dabble in computers. I grabbed an Apple laptop, wireless trackpads, 700w inverter, DVD recorder devices and other gear. Took me less than an hour to get them all working. Lots of things get trashed that are still useful, a real shame. I'd rather they get sold than trashed, as others (like me) combine components to repair machines. In the last few weeks I've bought used components for a few bucks (dc-in board and a laptop keyboard) to repair friend's laptops. This is not a passing of a disposal problem to someone else; it is avoiding a disposal situation by returning devices to useful service.
Icahn blusters a lot, but his shares are something less than 1% of the total outstanding shares of common shares regardless of the dollar value.
Apple is only concerned about the sustainability of Chinese workers as they keep leaping off the roof the plant where the Apple products are made!
Uh, no. The gold, silver, and aluminum content of the computers makes them far more recyclable than all the plastic computers from other makers. There are companies that literally "mine" old computers for the rare earth elements. Leaking battery issues doing damage was mostly from the old mercury cells. Lithium is no where near the problem mercury was claimed to be.
Uh, no. The gold, silver, and aluminum content of the computers makes them far more recyclable than all the plastic computers from other makers. There are companies that literally "mine" old computers for the rare earth elements. Leaking battery issues doing damage was mostly from the old mercury cells. Lithium is no where near the problem mercury was claimed to be.
Great idea for an app!!
Make one showing Chinese workers leaping off the roof of the Chinese factory where Apple products are made!
Score points for height & distance
Mega hit!
or
Splat!
Had to re-up on my phone contract this week and was looking for a good excuse to s-—can my iphone.
Tim Cook offered one up as if on cue.
Yeah, because we all know NO Windoze machines are made in China.
Major eye roll...
BTW I just finished an investor meeting with 14 UK investors from various banks/hedge funds and /PE firms in England and Scotland. All 14 carried Apple devices (13 iPads and 1 Mac Book Air).
Ha! Icahn is a hold up artist. He could give a shit about actual management decisions. Guys like Einhorn, Tepper, Loeb and Gundlach are more management involvement activists.
I’m waiting for when they change it to Climate Waffling.
Check your "facts" Minnesota_bound. The suicide rate at the Foxconn plant is only 25% of the nation average for the Chinese demographic for that age cohort, AND. . . the suicides were not at an Apple manufacturing plant!
Reuse is the most efficient form of recycling, and Apple hardware tends to have a longer useful life, as reflected in its resale value. The first-generation iPhone is seven years old now, and they're still pretty hard to find for under $100. I have one that I use as an iPod, and while the OS is now four years out of date, no new apps are supported on it, and the battery doesn't hold the charge it used to, it makes a fine media player. Add the L5 remote dongle and it's a completely customizable universal remote.
It'll be a while yet before I take it to an Apple store for recycling.
I would agree on both counts. However
what is shocking, is that computer hardware quickly depreciates in resale value, regardless of who is manufacturing it. You are essentially "leasing" it for its technical value while relevant. The physical product may be the same in five years but obsolete in comparison to newer products. Apple products do tend to remain relevant longer (than other products) but resale value will eventually fall (long after others are worthless). Buy tech as if you are leasing, it won't hurt as much to think this way. I bought my last couple computers 1 to 2 years used and got great savings, letting the original owners pay for being cutting edge and in warranty.
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