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- detritus2
And I completely agree with what formed says about Apple — they have the capital, the culture and the competence to push forward some truly great and transformative technologies, but they spend piffling amounts compared to other companies on development, most of which ends up going to 'interesting' but not particularly transformative details such as alloys for finish, or slightly-increased scratch resostance (which they bought-in, then drove into the ground anyway) etc.
Google irritates me, but its Blue Skies approach is uplifting and generally beneficial.
Just imagine if Apple put 5% of annual profit into Fusion or Fourth Generation Nuclear? Imagine they made a Gigafactory of their own? Or announced their own hyperloop-alike?
But nope. Just tighter release cycles with increased obsolescence and a constant eye on revenue.
Apple is safe.
Apple is boring.
Apple is mere consumer churn.
Apple is just about money.- Apple can do what they like, of course.
I just wish fanboys would stfu about how great they are. They're not.detritus - You do realize apple has built some of the largest alternative energy plants on the planet right?monospaced
- For general sale as a product, or to improve their brand image and internal cost?detritus
- Walmart have similarly invested heavily in Solar, on the top of their buildings, for similar reasons. So?detritus
- I take it back, Apple's plants aren't that big, and it's to offset their own footprint. It's impressive, but I did exaggerate.monospaced
- and for the record, I do agree it would be great to see Apple do something monumentally good with those hundreds of billions.monospaced
- I just hope we can keep the discussions in this thread more about Tesla and the good they're doing, instead of turning it into an Apple discussion.monospaced
- Apple can do what they like, of course.