They sued a recycling company for reselling old iPhones instead of destroying them and now they force recycling companies to shred the phones so that they can’t be reused.
Apple has fantastic marketing on a surface level they manage to convince their users that they are
a green company but when you push a little bit and ask for more info they just shut you down.
Louis Rossman has shown how anti repair Apple is by not providing basic replacement parts for their Macs and how secretive they are about their clearly subpar repair program
Hugh Jeffreys has shown how anti repair Apple is by locking components like the screen and camera of new Apple devices to their motherboard so that even if you repair and iPhone screen, they take away features like true tone or certain camera modes for no reason.
Apple is trying its best to kill 3rd party repair of its products and at the same time try to convince people that they are pro repair by offering screen replacements for nearly the same price as a new iPhone.
Also if a user sells on their old iPhone but doesn’t unlink the device from their Apple account, the new user won’t be able to use the phone.
The only positive thing Apple has done for consumers is offer software updates for years longer than any Android OEM offers.
Android OEMs really lacks in software support but at least with some phones, less in more recent years, users have the option to install custom ROMs to prolong the life of their devices. Projects like LineageOS, GrapheneOS and DivestOS are so important from delaying phones from becoming ewaste.
Unfortunately, Apple pushes the limit of what they can get away with in the name of the environment and other companies follow suit.
Bare minimum after market support is the name of the game and every company in the industry is happy to play.
Imagine how different the consumer electronic market could be if Apple had grown their relationship with Bob and extended that to people like him all over the world. We could have had a much better ecosystem.
But like I always say, you can’t become a trillion dollar company without exploiting everything and everyone you possibly can in the name of profit
When it comes to privacy, Apple has attempted to block other companies like Facebook from tracking iPhone users, they say its because they care about their users privacy but really all Apple cares about is controlling their users data and monopolizing on it.
They also have wanted to implement scanning software to scan their users files for CSAM, again marketing it as protecting their users and children but I’m sure they’ll figure how to monopolize that too.
Apple has been trying to prevent 3rd party app stores and side loading of apps on iOS for years, they say its because its a security risk, but in reality they’re just calling their users stupid while attempting to keep complete control over the software you can use on the device you paid way too much money for. Recently the EU has forced Apples hand on this and they can no longer prevent users from doing it, or at least when the law comes into place.
Apple is also being forced to switch to type-C chargers, I think next year, by the EU because it is more consumer friendly and helps to prevent e-waste, which is something Apple’s marketing loves to claim they are by removing chargers from phone boxes and forcing its customers to buy over priced chargers that come in more packaging…
I always say this, You can’t become a trillion dollar company without exploiting everything and everyone you possibly can in the name of profit.
Apple doesn’t care about you or its workers or the environment, the only thing Apple cares about is profit. It does everything it can to lock down its products, force its users into its ecosystem and block any other companies from even attempting to function and profit within its ecosystem, Apple is ruthless and will not stop until they have squeeze as much money out of everything they possible can.
Apple is the epitome of capitalism and parasite on society, it offers nothing of value for a premium price.
Like you, I agree the internet should be open and the wealth of knowledge that humans have accumulated shouldn’t be locked behind paywalls.
A lot of scientific research is publically funded but then its locked behind a paywall so the public has to pay again. For people that think you are stealing others work by using sci-hub, tell them to email one of the authors of the papers and ask them if they can get a copy. The majority of authors would be happy to send them one.
Ah my favourite topic to rant about lol
https://aus.social/users/ajsadauskas/statuses/110483562412884529 I saw this post the other day about apple and I left this comment https://sopuli.xyz/comment/137641
When it comes to privacy, Apple has attempted to block other companies like Facebook from tracking iPhone users, they say its because they care about their users privacy but really all Apple cares about is controlling their users data and monopolizing on it.
They also have wanted to implement scanning software to scan their users files for CSAM, again marketing it as protecting their users and children but I’m sure they’ll figure how to monopolize that too.
Apple has been trying to prevent 3rd party app stores and side loading of apps on iOS for years, they say its because its a security risk, but in reality they’re just calling their users stupid while attempting to keep complete control over the software you can use on the device you paid way too much money for. Recently the EU has forced Apples hand on this and they can no longer prevent users from doing it, or at least when the law comes into place.
Apple is also being forced to switch to type-C chargers, I think next year, by the EU because it is more consumer friendly and helps to prevent e-waste, which is something Apple’s marketing loves to claim they are by removing chargers from phone boxes and forcing its customers to buy over priced chargers that come in more packaging…
I always say this, You can’t become a trillion dollar company without exploiting everything and everyone you possibly can in the name of profit.
Apple doesn’t care about you or its workers or the environment, the only thing Apple cares about is profit. It does everything it can to lock down its products, force its users into its ecosystem and block any other companies from even attempting to function and profit within its ecosystem, Apple is ruthless and will not stop until they have squeeze as much money out of everything they possible can.
Apple is the epitome of capitalism and parasite on society, it offers nothing of value for a premium price.
Like you, I agree the internet should be open and the wealth of knowledge that humans have accumulated shouldn’t be locked behind paywalls.
A lot of scientific research is publically funded but then its locked behind a paywall so the public has to pay again. For people that think you are stealing others work by using sci-hub, tell them to email one of the authors of the papers and ask them if they can get a copy. The majority of authors would be happy to send them one.