80s_Apple_Guy

tommikele said:

80s_Apple_Guy said:

There seems to be increasing dissonance between Apple’s publicly claimed objectives and standards and what it actually does internally. Whether it’s this, or is concern for human rights except where that interferes with profits. It’s “concern for the environment” by not shipping chargers, but making devices that cannot be fixed. It all looks really bad at many levels. They should get back to making great products and services and jump off the preachy public attitudes. They set themselves up to be jumped on for every little nuance that doesn’t fit their party line. Like this. 

In the instances you refer to, your claims are not true.

"This" is an untrue claim. Apple shares no data externally and uses no third party tracking. The privacy features soon to be enacted have nothing to do with a developer sharing user data within their own apps. You need to not confuse them with Facebook who shares user data with almost anyone they think will help them make money.

Your are a little confused on the repair /charger issue too. All Apple devices are repairable. Warranty claims can only be repaired by Apple and that policy is standard in almost any industry. You can't really be serious about suggesting Apple should allow warranty repairs to be done by third parties. Almost a year and a half ago Apple announced a program to make a OEM parts available to authorized repair facilities and and third party in the repair business.  

While there is no doubt their primary motive with the chargers was to increase profits, the decision does have environmental benefits. Less paper and shipping materials, smaller packages, more items in a shipment means less shipments means less fuel and pollutants  and a smaller carbon foot print across every industry connected to a product from materials sourcing straight through to getting it on your doorstep. Why shouldn't they publicize that part of the decision?

"They should get back to making great products and services and jump off the preachy public attitudes." They never stopped doing great products and services. "Preachy public attitudes" is your personal opinion. Can you name a tech company that does less damage with their products and services? Closer to 100% sustainable energy than any other tech company.

When a problem or a supplier not behaving in a manner consistent with Apple's goals and statement is uncovered it is addressed very quickly in most cases. Apple is far from being perfect and living up to their goals 100% of the time, But show big tech who is doing it better.

I respect your right to your opinion, but like most, a big successful company presents a huge target to be criticized for anything and everything they do. Oops, you missed a spec of dirt so your entire company is to be considered dirty and unclean

You bring up some valid points. However, Apple is still tracking people and using  that info. Granted its  internal, but it is still using customer info, something it decries. 

As for the charger issue, I will have to disagree. Ear pods are non repairable at all. When keys break on a MacBook Pro (at least the butterfly one’s) the whole top half of the case has to be replaced. In the old days you could not a key and snap it in. Why, in the name of thinness. 

It’s really hard to argue with a straight face that Apple which supports Chinese repression with it’s App Store policies there, yet argues so forcefully here for cutting edge social issues. I get that Apple is a business, but the hypocrisy is there. Social justice only applies where it doesn’t cost us money. That’s the message they send.