Apple partners with Malala Fund to provide educational opportunities to more girls in deve...

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• Reply 1 of 16

  Rayz2016 Posts: 6,957member

  January 22, 2018 2:19PM

  Does Tim Cook have the mutant ability to teleport?
  
  

  
• Reply 2 of 16

  kestral Posts: 308member

  January 22, 2018 2:39PM

  He has the same mutant ability as Batman: he's rich.

  
• Reply 3 of 16

  StrangeDays Posts: 12,877member

  January 22, 2018 3:53PM

  This is really great. Nice work, Apple and Cook. 

  
• Reply 4 of 16

  StrangeDays Posts: 12,877member

  January 22, 2018 3:53PM

  mike54 said:

  A reasonably priced headless mac would help your company and them. So why ignore the mac mini for so long.
  

  Oh jesus christ.

  
• Reply 5 of 16

  dewme Posts: 5,362member

  January 22, 2018 4:02PM

  Rayz2016 said:

  Does Tim Cook have the mutant ability to teleport?
  
  

  Private jet, no layovers, no airport delays, no airline delays, no fuel rationing, edible food, etc., makes for much more efficient and effective use of his travel time. But the bummer side of the story is that he doesn't get any frequent flier miles. 
  
  It's really good to see Tim Cook continuing to build his portfolio of philanthropic and humanitarian causes. At some point these will become his primary focus and the day to day running of Apple will be handed off to someone else. The only question is - how soon? Life is short.
• Reply 6 of 16

  chia Posts: 713member

  January 22, 2018 4:13PM

  mike54 said:

  A reasonably priced headless mac would help your company and them. So why ignore the mac mini for so long.
  
  

  You've made quite a tenuous link to the article in expressing a potentially off-topic view about what products Apple should market.  I do hope you've read the recently revised commenting guidelines.
  
  Nevertheless, I shall give you the benefit of the doubt in disagreeing with you as to what is useful for education in the developing countries cited.
  Many of the developing countries have unreliable electricity grids, or a grid that is to geographically or economically out of reach for those in rural areas or the depths of poverty.  Instead of buying a Mac Mini that'll just sit in a corner doing nothing but look pretty without electricity, use the money to buy an iPad.
  The iPad in the developing world has numerous advantages over the Mac Mini setup:
  
  

  1. Cheaper, all in one design that can be used straight away without extra cost and complication of monitor, keyboard etc.
  2. Portable so can be shared across different people or even different communities.
  3. Built in cellular data so easier connection with internet.
  4. Battery powered so can be used when the power goes off and where there is no power
     
  5. Portable so it can be taken to where the power is to be recharged
  6. Relatively small power required compared to desktop thus can be charged from small, inexpensive solar panels

  
  An iPad offers at least the total utility of an iPhone with the bonus of a large screen comparable to that of a small laptop.
  The iPad can definitely do all the basics that most desktops still do now: document writing, emails, browsing the web etc.
  Furthermore the iPad is capable of image processing and even 1080p HD movie editing with iMovie.
  Wakaliwood is a good example of what people can achieve with even very limited resource.
  
  Most people in the developed world don't make use of the applications which require the complexity of a "desktop" Mac: most of them don't code, carry out complex CAD, create broadcast quality 4K content or use other apps which tax processing capability.  Hence, when seen from that context the idea, that a "headless Mac" would help those in the developing world struggling to maintain basic food, water, shelter and energy in addition to accessing education is ludicrous.  "On the ground", an iPad is the more pragmatic solution for aiding with education and information sharing.  As with the "developed world", there will be a path for those in the "developing world" with the talent and need to use the more "complex desktop machines"; I strongly suspect the proportion who fit into this category is even smaller than that in the developed world.
  
  Malala is a remarkable young woman.  I will go as far as to say that she is as an inspiration to Tim Cook.  She is a wonderful example of how precious we all are as human beings and an example of how important education is for all of us upon Planet Earth, wherever and whomever we may be.

  edited January 2018
• Reply 7 of 16

  Rayz2016 Posts: 6,957member

  January 22, 2018 4:58PM

  dewme said:

  Rayz2016 said:

  Does Tim Cook have the mutant ability to teleport?
  
  

  Private jet, no layovers, no airport delays, no airline delays, no fuel rationing, edible food, etc., makes for much more efficient and effective use of his travel time. But the bummer side of the story is that he doesn't get any frequent flier miles. 
  
  It's really good to see Tim Cook continuing to build his portfolio of philanthropic and humanitarian causes. At some point these will become his primary focus and the day to day running of Apple will be handed off to someone else. The only question is - how soon? Life is short.

  He’s the CEO, so the day to day running of Apple is already being handled by other people. Cook sees the philanthropy as part of Apple’s strategy, and is good publicity for the company in light of its recent missteps. 

  edited January 2018
• Reply 8 of 16

  gatorguy Posts: 24,213member

  January 22, 2018 5:19PM

  It's a fund I'd not heard of until today but it's apparently been at work for some time, attracting support from a number of well-known companies from media to big tech to individuals and foundations (for instance JJ Abrams is one of the donors). IMO it seems like a wonderful group filling a great need, and operating as a well-organized outreach, so hat's off to Malala Yousafzai and the hard work she's put in to bringing so many resources together. How amazing that she started speaking out for girls at the age of 11 and by 15 her Malala Fund was already taking shape. Wow...
  https://www.malala.org/girls-education
  https://www.malala.org/donors
  
  

  edited January 2018
• Reply 9 of 16

  zoetmb Posts: 2,654member

  January 22, 2018 5:21PM

  chia said:

  
  

  The iPad in the developing world has numerous advantages over the Mac Mini setup:

  
  

  All true, but the iPad is still far too expensive a device for the developing world.   What would be great is if Apple made a much lower cost model (or made one of the older models available at lower cost) for the developing world and also developed a solar power supply for it.    
• Reply 10 of 16

  singularity Posts: 1,328member

  January 22, 2018 5:33PM

  Another worthwhile cause supported by Apple. Good to see Cook carrying on with the ethos of Apple isn't just about the bottom line. Companies can enrich the world as well making profits.

  
• Reply 11 of 16

  chia Posts: 713member

  January 22, 2018 7:53PM

  zoetmb said:

  chia said:

  
  

  The iPad in the developing world has numerous advantages over the Mac Mini setup:

  
  

  All true, but the iPad is still far too expensive a device for the developing world.   What would be great is if Apple made a much lower cost model (or made one of the older models available at lower cost) for the developing world and also developed a solar power supply for it.    

  
  I do not follow, can you elaborate as to what the iPad is too expensive to in comparison to what device for the developing world?
  There's also no need for a specific solar power supply for it: there are plenty of appropriate solar power solutions readily available.

  
• Reply 12 of 16

  gatorguy Posts: 24,213member

  January 22, 2018 8:33PM

  chia said:

  zoetmb said:

  chia said:

  
  

  The iPad in the developing world has numerous advantages over the Mac Mini setup:

  
  

  All true, but the iPad is still far too expensive a device for the developing world.   What would be great is if Apple made a much lower cost model (or made one of the older models available at lower cost) for the developing world and also developed a solar power supply for it.    

  
  I do not follow, can you elaborate as to what the iPad is too expensive to in comparison to what device for the developing world?
  
  

  Similar to relatively inexpensive devices used in American schools. In that market Chromebooks have become the go-to. 
• Reply 13 of 16

  mr. h Posts: 4,870member

  January 22, 2018 11:02PM

  gatorguy said:

  It's a fund I'd not heard of until today but it's apparently been at work for some time, attracting support from a number of well-known companies from media to big tech to individuals and foundations (for instance JJ Abrams is one of the donors). IMO it seems like a wonderful group filling a great need, and operating as a well-organized outreach, so hat's off to Malala Yousafzai and the hard work she's put in to bringing so many resources together. How amazing that she started speaking out for girls at the age of 11 and by 15 her Malala Fund was already taking shape. Wow...
  https://www.malala.org/girls-education
  https://www.malala.org/donors
  
  

  I don't think there's any other form of charitable giving that can have as high an impact per $ spent. Another excellent charity working in this area is camfed. I didn't find info for what malala's fund overhead is like, but over 90% of funds raised by camfed goes directly to their education programs. This is a much higher percentage than most "mainstream" charities.
• Reply 14 of 16

  dewme Posts: 5,362member

  January 23, 2018 1:07AM

  Rayz2016 said:

  dewme said:

  Rayz2016 said:

  Does Tim Cook have the mutant ability to teleport?
  
  

  Private jet, no layovers, no airport delays, no airline delays, no fuel rationing, edible food, etc., makes for much more efficient and effective use of his travel time. But the bummer side of the story is that he doesn't get any frequent flier miles. 
  
  It's really good to see Tim Cook continuing to build his portfolio of philanthropic and humanitarian causes. At some point these will become his primary focus and the day to day running of Apple will be handed off to someone else. The only question is - how soon? Life is short.

  He’s the CEO, so the day to day running of Apple is already being handled by other people. Cook sees the philanthropy as part of Apple’s strategy, and is good publicity for the company in light of its recent missteps. 

  Yeah, I know that. Tim has a staff of SVPs and their direct reports and underlings who run the mind bending day to day stuff. As CEO Tim has day to day CEO things that get him hands-on at the CEO level, including implicitly setting the high water mark on the cultural standards of the organization. Few CEOs anywhere do a better job in that regard. Tim Cook has all the money he'll ever need in life and then some. This is a near infinite resource for him but I don't believe that is what drives him at all. He obviously derives a great sense of satisfaction in making a hugely positive impact on so many people's lives, especially those who work for/with Apple. What Tim doesn't have an infinite source of is time. So what I'm talking more about a Bill Gates style transition to nearly full-time humanitarian and philanthropic causes that are near and dear to him. Sure he can continue to influence positive change from within Apple, but Apple is a great organization that is well endowed with a sense of purpose, direction, leadership, and people who make things happen at all levels. Many of the causes outside of Apple that Tim supports don't have these attributes with the same abundance that Apple has. It's up to Tim to decide how he can be most fulfilled, but I don't think Tim's time with Apple will be the pinnacle of his life's achievements, much like Bill Gates, Jimmy Carter, and others who have gone on to great second, third, or beyond "careers."
• Reply 15 of 16

  bestkeptsecret Posts: 4,265member

  January 23, 2018 6:39AM

  chia said:

  mike54 said:

  A reasonably priced headless mac would help your company and them. So why ignore the mac mini for so long.
  
  

  You've made quite a tenuous link to the article in expressing a potentially off-topic view about what products Apple should market.  I do hope you've read the recently revised commenting guidelines.
  
  Nevertheless, I shall give you the benefit of the doubt in disagreeing with you as to what is useful for education in the developing countries cited.
  Many of the developing countries have unreliable electricity grids, or a grid that is to geographically or economically out of reach for those in rural areas or the depths of poverty.  Instead of buying a Mac Mini that'll just sit in a corner doing nothing but look pretty without electricity, use the money to buy an iPad.
  The iPad in the developing world has numerous advantages over the Mac Mini setup:
  
  

  1. Cheaper, all in one design that can be used straight away without extra cost and complication of monitor, keyboard etc.
  2. Portable so can be shared across different people or even different communities.
  3. Built in cellular data so easier connection with internet.
  4. Battery powered so can be used when the power goes off and where there is no power
     
  5. Portable so it can be taken to where the power is to be recharged
  6. Relatively small power required compared to desktop thus can be charged from small, inexpensive solar panels

  
  An iPad offers at least the total utility of an iPhone with the bonus of a large screen comparable to that of a small laptop.
  The iPad can definitely do all the basics that most desktops still do now: document writing, emails, browsing the web etc.
  Furthermore the iPad is capable of image processing and even 1080p HD movie editing with iMovie.
  Wakaliwood is a good example of what people can achieve with even very limited resource.
  
  Most people in the developed world don't make use of the applications which require the complexity of a "desktop" Mac: most of them don't code, carry out complex CAD, create broadcast quality 4K content or use other apps which tax processing capability.  Hence, when seen from that context the idea, that a "headless Mac" would help those in the developing world struggling to maintain basic food, water, shelter and energy in addition to accessing education is ludicrous.  "On the ground", an iPad is the more pragmatic solution for aiding with education and information sharing.  As with the "developed world", there will be a path for those in the "developing world" with the talent and need to use the more "complex desktop machines"; I strongly suspect the proportion who fit into this category is even smaller than that in the developed world.
  
  Malala is a remarkable young woman.  I will go as far as to say that she is as an inspiration to Tim Cook.  She is a wonderful example of how precious we all are as human beings and an example of how important education is for all of us upon Planet Earth, wherever and whomever we may be.

  
  I liked this response.

  
  But I liked this better:

  
  

  StrangeDays said:

  mike54 said:

  A reasonably priced headless mac would help your company and them. So why ignore the mac mini for so long.
  

  Oh jesus christ.