Joshua Penix wrote: > On Oct 15, 2007, at 9:37 PM, John H. Robinson, IV wrote: > > > It is one thing to make hazardous materials when more > > envorinmentally friendly alternatives are available, it is quite > > another to do so right after saying that you won't. > > The iPhone was not developed overnight. I don't know enough about > electronics manufacturing to be sure, but I suspect that changing > these things takes time.
I'm certain this is true. > It seems that Apple may have actually done itself a disservice by > making such a strong initial statement about their products and the > environment. This is, I think, the crux of the matter. > Now, in addition to having to live up to their stated goals, they > also have to live up to fantasy goals created by organizations who > decide from the outside what Apple "could have done." Greenpeace is not known for being terribly sane. In an attempt to placate the masses Apple bit off more than it could chew. That, or it underestimated the time to refactor/retool the iPhone assembly. -john -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list
