Jobs says Pixar sale means more time for Apple

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  • Reply 41 of 54
    ipeonipeon Posts: 1,122member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by Vox Barbara

    This is not that far fetched, is it? Any thread can u-turn

    at any time soon, if you don't mind.




    I don't mind one bit. The last thing I would want is to start resisting someone's communication.
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  • Reply 42 of 54
    sunilramansunilraman Posts: 8,133member
    Heh. Resistance is futile. Your threads will all be derailed at any moment
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  • Reply 43 of 54
    sunilramansunilraman Posts: 8,133member
    Originally posted by ascii

    The difference is I do not interupt shareholder meetings to read my posts out. If they want to preach their nonsense let them do it on their own time, not Apple's.






    As Wilco said, the "environmentalists" did not "interrupt" the shareholder meeting to "read any posts out". They weren't a nuisance, a group of shareholders proposed something at a shareholder meeting and it was considered. Simple, mate.
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  • Reply 44 of 54
    asciiascii Posts: 5,936member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by wilco

    That's how share-holder meetings work. Pull your head out of your a**.



    Oh puhleeze, don't be so naive. It was a publicity stunt. Apple is a very popular brand these days, so they buy a few shares in order to get publicity for their ideas. If you think they are legitimate shareholders offering up serious business suggestions you really have the blinkers on.
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  • Reply 45 of 54
    sekiosekio Posts: 150member
    Since when is caring about the environment, the very thing that sustains all life on this planet (including ours, as much as we don't seem to want to admit it) a bunch of "nonsense"??
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  • Reply 46 of 54
    sunilramansunilraman Posts: 8,133member
    Originally posted by ascii

    Oh puhleeze, don't be so naive. It was a publicity stunt. Apple is a very popular brand these days, so they buy a few shares in order to get publicity for their ideas...






    It's also publicity for Apple. Journalists that cover the "environmentalists' publicity stunt" will also get a soundbite from an Apple spokesperson that can talk about recycling or whatever from http://www.apple.com/environment/
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  • Reply 47 of 54
    sunilramansunilraman Posts: 8,133member
    I plan to buy some Apple shares and propose they take back all old Macs, blow them up, and post all the video online



    Like this dude:

    Took donations to get a g5, got a g5, and blew up his g4, and posted the video.

    http://www.helpmegetag5.com/movie.htm
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  • Reply 48 of 54
    ipeonipeon Posts: 1,122member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by ascii

    Oh puhleeze, don't be so naive. It was a publicity stunt. Apple is a very popular brand these days, so they buy a few shares in order to get publicity for their ideas. If you think they are legitimate shareholders offering up serious business suggestions you really have the blinkers on.



    That's right, all good intentions in this world come from self centered motivations. It's a trick to try to get you on their side. Trust no one. Run... run... run...
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  • Reply 49 of 54
    asciiascii Posts: 5,936member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by Sekio

    Since when is caring about the environment, the very thing that sustains all life on this planet (including ours, as much as we don't seem to want to admit it) a bunch of "nonsense"??



    Because people's means of survival is modding the environment. Just look around you: cars, trucks, planes, buildings. Therefore anyone who says the environment is sacrosanct and not to be touched is against our survival.
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  • Reply 50 of 54
    sunilramansunilraman Posts: 8,133member
    Interesting terminology. Sustainable "modding" of the environment would be a good thing though. Just like overclocking your GPU, you don't want to push it too far it'll overheat/melt/explode. Same with our "modding" of the environment, I think currently the "development" and "progress" especially in developing countries is "excessively overclocked"



    Like your GPU when you push it too hard you see artifacts on the screen, our overclocking of the modding of the environment is also starting to show artifacts eg. climate change, rising sea level, overpopulation, land becoming more arid and less fertile, etc. etc.
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  • Reply 51 of 54
    asciiascii Posts: 5,936member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by sunilraman

    Interesting terminology. Sustainable "modding" of the environment would be a good thing though.



    They don't want sustainable modding, they want no modding. "Sustainability" is just the thin end of the wedge.
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  • Reply 52 of 54
    sunilramansunilraman Posts: 8,133member
    Originally posted by ascii

    They don't want sustainable modding, they want no modding. "Sustainability" is just the thin end of the wedge.






    Umm... They suggested "to study how Apple could improve its recycling program". That is, how to mod in a better way. Again, with my GPU reference, "improving recycling program" would be like you know, getting a better heatsink for the GPU, so you can overclock some more without artifacts.



    In this case, the environmentalists didn't ask for NO modding -- they didn't say "Apple should stop making iPods and Macs".
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  • Reply 53 of 54
    wilcowilco Posts: 985member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by sunilraman

    Originally posted by ascii

    They don't want sustainable modding, they want no modding. "Sustainability" is just the thin end of the wedge.






    Umm... They suggested "to study how Apple could improve its recycling program". That is, how to mod in a better way. Again, with my GPU reference, "improving recycling program" would be like you know, getting a better heatsink for the GPU, so you can overclock some more without artifacts.



    In this case, the environmentalists didn't ask for NO modding -- they didn't say "Apple should stop making iPods and Macs".




    Why are you wasting your time arguing with this jackass?
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  • Reply 54 of 54
    sunilramansunilraman Posts: 8,133member
    Originally posted by wilco

    Why are you wasting your time arguing with this jackass?




    Heh...
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