Brazilian pro-consumer agency doesn’t buy Apple’s reason for removing chargers Comments
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- ibX
"Capez makes a valid point, if Apple’s move was really intended to reduce carbon emissions, it should implement a recycling program for customers to turn in old chargers. Perhaps such a program would offer a new fast-charger for free, or at a discount in exchange for an old adapter. This would help to discourage consumers from throwing chargers away and maybe save some of those “precious materials” Apple was talking about."
Finally, some proper common sense. Definitely applaud the agency for fighting against capitalism.
- Max
- f{$
Apple is a prestige product not an user-oriented one. So, no matter if they include the charger or not. In fact people will keep buying it, even if someday company says, it will ship it in parts and the user will have to assamble it their own. When you are fan of something than logic takes back seat.
- skobb
- H3S
The most logical thing is to offer a coupon for a free charger when purchasing the phone. It could be a charger in a plain box specifically for the coupon, or something that individual resellers accept for retail chargers and receive a rebate from Apple.
- Al
- t3D
Apple removed the charger from the box for the sake of memes. apple wants to be talked about. apple wants to be mentioned in the news. apple wants to be in the center of attention, no matter what. so that people keep buying their products. get fined in different countries will not change Apple's behavior because that makes a lot of money from the attention they receive
- Anonymous
- v3K
Apple should implement a trade-in program for old chargers and give a rebate/discount when buying new chargers to reduce/recycle waste
- LG Superfan
- uWx
So Apple is trying to reduce carbon emission by not giving chargers instead giving USB C cable only and their older charger use USB A port so assuming you are upgrading from old iPhone the new cable will be useless as it won't fit in your old charger and if you are switching from android and have a charger with USB C port and your battery gets damaged somehow Apple won't honor warranty so in the end buy the new charger or throw away your warranty
- Anonymous
- fC$
Very soon Apple will sell an empty box @ 2999 USD and say that everyone has a phone
- AnonD-804996
- M}3
If they included USB-A to Lightning I'd sort of excuse them, but how many people realistically have USB-C charger at home? Almost no one. Also this whole "e-waste" excuse is such stupid nonsense. It's not e-waste if it's in use. Every phone I had I still have their charger if I didn't sell the phone and if I did, I made sure it was sold together with the phone. So, where is this e-waste part?! Do people just throw away fully functional chargers or something?
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