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A Greener Apple?

10.05.2007

As anyone that knows us a little will realize, we love working on Apple computers! In fact, ever since Peter converted me over to a Powerbook in 2004, I've been 'evangelizing' myself. My wife now owns a 12" Powerbook (that's an Apple laptop for the unknowing) as do two of her friends based on our advice.

Another thing that Peter has convinced me of (believe it or not, I do also take on ideas from other sources :) ) is to start challenging the status quo when it comes to the environment and what we are doing to it and about it.

So, when Steve Jobs, CEO of Apple, makes a public announcement about how green Apple is, it's a great read for someone like me. Especially when good ol' Steve takes the time to put a few of the biggest PC makers in the world in their place with quotes like this:

Quoting "Steve Jobs"

Apple completely eliminated the use of CRTs in mid-2006.

A note of comparison — Dell, Gateway, Hewlett Packard and Lenovo still ship CRT displays today.

Quoting "Steve Jobs"

Apple plans to completely eliminate the use of PVC and BFRs in its products by the end of 2008.

A note of comparison — In 2007 HP stated that they will remove PVC from all their packaging. Apple did this 12 years ago. Last year, Dell began the process of phasing out large quantities of brominated flame retardants in large plastic enclosure parts. Apple’s plastic enclosure parts have been bromine-free since 2002.

All I can say is "ouch, that's cruel of you Steve!".... but definitely a great read and yet another reason to buy an Apple (besides the known things like ease of use, safer browsing, and let's face it, they blow the looks off any PC by at least a factor 100!!!).

I guess now all we need is for the original apple to also turn a little greener :)

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Posted by Sam I Am 01:47

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I don't own a computer (other than the one work provides me), but have been thinking of getting one - mainly to have a place to store pictures and to start the conversation of all my CDs to MP3s (CDs - Gawd, am I living in 1982?)

I was at a friend's house recently who had been a life long IBM buyer - he owned IBM computers as a 14 year old back when the rest of us were using Commodores and Ataris. He now has an Apple, and swears by it.

I must admit, I'm becoming convinced that perhaps that's the way I should go...

Greg

10.05.2007 by GregW

Of course it is Greg :)

One useful thing now, especially from a web developers point of view but I think this would also go for people making the switch for the first time, is that you can actually run windows next to mac's own operating system at exactly the same time using some extra software (and you'll need a copy of windows of course!).

I only use it to test how the sites pages render in internet exploder, but you could use it for pretty much anything (imagine basically opening up windows in a window like any other program and then within that being able to open programs etc.).

10.05.2007 by Sam I Am

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