patchythepirate

Nonetheless, I can't wait to see what they do with the larger model. I'll repeat what I said on another thread: it'd be great to get a couple interesting, dark colors, like crimson/maroon, or purple (name the color Purple Rain, and make the front facing elements a matte version of the primary color).

I love the new iMac.. the design, the colors, the color matched accessories, the TouchID on the keyboard.. and even the chin, which I was hoping would be gone, I'm glad to see is still there, and I hope they keep it. However, white borders..? I read through this just to see Apple's justification for white borders, and I'm even more disappointed now than before. Apple should at least own up to wanting their computers to look 'cute' with the white borders, instead of some nonsense about 'complimenting the typical home design', whatever that means (hopefully I'm just missing context here by reading vs listening to the podcast), with a bizarre motivation to 'bring a sense of optimism and joy', which is actually just condescending to its users. And how does apple just ignore simple facets of human perception.. ie justifying the white borders as being 'light grey,' when to the human eye, that light grey looks white next to any adjacent black areas (including the thin black border that goes around the *entire screen*). I hope this is only a misstep. And if they're going to go with white borders, why not make a full 'Apple White' iMac? That's the only thing I can think of that would justify the white borders. 

dysamoria said:

I have absolutely taken notice of Apple’s packaging, when I buy new Apple products. It’s beautiful, and it’s also egregiously wasteful of materials. I don’t throw it away, either. When I pass the device on to someone else later in its lifespan, the box goes with it.

To this day, Apple refuses to use post-consumer recycled materials in their packaging. They act like their claim of “responsibly sourced” paper is meaningful. It means nothing more than greenwashing. “Carbon neutrality” is an insufficient goal, and it is, in many cases, already just a lie. This doesn’t even cover the unnecessary use of plastic film where reusable twist ties could be used, or just more recycled paper.

Just like religions, taking something as “sacred” tends to cause people not to question it. Apple needs to stop acting like their packaging is sacred. It’s not. It’s offensive.

Egregiously wastegful?? Lolol. We have a serious math problem in society. The same people complaining of 'waste' like this are also ordering take out 10x per month and contributing 10,000x more 'waste' than is used for their one apple product they buy each year. I know people that carry around metal straws, but still order takeout without thinking. What a joke.

And to all of the sensitive people claiming straw man.. lol. Your claims of straw man arguments are merely a red herring. Comparing apple's waste to competitors proves a valuable point, and doesn't take away from the ridiculousness of the handwringing over apple's "egregious waste" lol. 

This kind of neurosis is not logical and will never be satisfied until those who are affected by it are able to challenge their own sense of self righteousness (ie never). When Apple starts shipping its products in burlap sacks they'll complain about the carbon 'expense' of harvesting the plant material. 

jamesmcd said:

Made from a dead baby cow. I'll pass. 

You realize that human beings, yourself included, I assume, are animals, right?

Looks like a great product, with great design and execution, I want to get some, but I can’t figure out a use case. Who are these for?? The best use case I could come up with for myself was putting these in luggage when traveling, but even that’s a stretch (unless they have a proximity alarm, which I don’t think they do). I do lose my mind sometimes, but I don’t think Apple can help me there.