White and Wild by wilshire|oneiTox + iWaste
I’ve written before about how Apple used to be the ‘rebel alliance’, but have since become the Burger King to Microsoft’s McDonald’s.
I’ve just been reading Greenpeace’s new campaign site (http://www.greenpeace.org/apple/) which is designed to put pressure on Apple to stop using so many hazardous substances in it’s products – especially since most other large computer manufacturers have already fallen into line.
The real way to go green in computing is to resurrect old machines by installing Linux, but then I would say that.
It’s a funny thing how old machines are cool in geek circles, whereas non geeks always like to plump for the newest shiniest kit with an apple logo. I once suffered from the same affliction, and it was much worse in those days because powerbooks used to cost way more than they do now. But now I’m cured, and I’m writing this on a three year old laptop that won’t be getting replaced anytime soon.
eeep! well at least taffy and I have second-hand Macs … and you are setting a benchmark for us to aspire to.
Glenys Livingstone | Sep 27, 01:21 pm | #I am guilty of being that man with the shiny new apple logo who still gets excited by the keyNote speech, and still pines for that brand new Apple. I am not seeking therapy either, sorry to say. Instead I am reading articles such as the greenpeace.org/apple and other books such as Infinite Loop. Whatever that shiny Apple logo thinks it is, no matter how cool the products, the company is clearly as cut-throat as any other. Indeed the components for the first Apple ever were pretty much entirely built by illegal workers. I could go on but I need to stroke my Logo now.
sam | Sep 28, 07:10 am | #