Steve

Apple can do better!

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Although every suicide is tragic, Foxconn’s suicide rate is well below the China average. We are all over this.

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What does “we are all over this” mean?

As in investigating? Or who cares?

I switched a few years ago from PC to mac.

In fact when I was fired for trying to start a union, I bought my first Mac.

I always thought Apple was socially responsible. I’m even giving up smoking to be able to afford an IPad. I may have to reconsider. Especially if you are over 12 deaths.

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You should educate yourself. We do more than any other company on the planet: Apple – Supplier Responsibility

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I have. Which is why I have always purchased apple products and admired you. It was the comment “we are all over this” that I found either confusing or offensive.

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It’s an American expression that means this has our full attention.

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[via MacStories] 

30 May 2010

Do you hate Adobe and their products (Photoshop, Illustrator, etc) or do you just hate their view on Flash?

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I respect and admire Adobe. We just chose to not have Flash on our devices.

[via MacStories]

26 May 2010

Dear Steve,

Have you read this Gizmodo article? What are your thoughts on it? Do you believe Google is surpassing you guys or do you believe something different? What do you plan on doing if Google is surpassing Apple?

Any thoughts?

Sincerely,

Brian

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Not a chance.

[via Gizmodo]

24 May 2010

Are google taking the piss? I hope you have some good WWDC announcements to blow them out of the water?

Fuck the google android team :)

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You won’t be disappointed.

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[via MacRumors]

22 May 2010

Hey Steve,

What did you make of the recent VP8 announcement?

Regards,

Kris

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http://x264dev.multimedia.cx/?p=377

[via The Register]

20 May 2010

If Dylan was 20 today, how would he feel about your company?

Would he think the iPad had the faintest thing to do with “revolution?”

Revolutions are about freedom.

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Yep, freedom from programs that steal your private data. Freedom from programs that trash your battery. Freedom from porn. Yep, freedom. The times they are a changin’, and some traditional PC folks feel like their world is slipping away. It is.

[full email conversation on Gawker]

15 May 2010

Hi

Will the iPad 3G + WiFi be available to buy from Best Buy on April 30th?

Regards,

xxxxxxxx

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Yep.

[via 9to5Mac]

25 April 2010

Hey Steve,

There’s a rumor saying there will be a Mac App Store and no software without authorization from Apple will run on Mac OS X. Is that true?

Fernando Valente

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Nope.

[via MacStories]

25 April 2010

Thank you, you’re awesome.

I lost my girlfriend on April 23, 2008 from melanoma which spread rapidly to her liver, 48 hours after we found out it spread to her liver she sadly passed away….she was only 24 and I think about her every day. I am so grateful you took time out to do this. My girlfriend and I are from Cupertino, since childhood, and it’s really nice to see the hometown hero take time out to do this.

Once again, thank you so much.

Sincerely,

James

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Your most welcome, James. I’m sorry about your girlfriend. Life is fragile.

Steve

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[via Silicon Alley Insider]

23 April 2010

Steve,

I was converted to Apple products with the announcement of the iPhone 3G. (My friends have been trying to convince me for years.) Since then I’ve purchased 4 iPhones, 2 computers, several routers, and miscellaneous other items. Unfortunately, I’m really starting to have a philosophical issue with your company. It appears that more and more Apple is determining for it’s consumers what content they should be able to receive. For instance, the blocking of Mark Fiore’s comic app (due to being political satire) or blocking of what Apple considers to be porn.

I’m all for keeping porn out of kids hands. Heck – I’m all for ensuring that I don’t have to see it unless I want to. But… that’s what parental controls are for. Put these types of apps into categories and allow them to be blocked by their parents should they want to.

Apple’s role isn’t moral police – Apple’s role is to design and produce really cool gadgets that do what the consumer wants them to do.

Thanks for listening

-Matthew

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Fiore’s app will be in the store shortly. That was a mistake. However, we do believe we have a moral responsibility to keep porn off the iPhone. Folks who want porn can buy and Android phone.

[via TechCrunch]

19 April 2010