| San Francisco To Ban Officials From Buying Apple Macs
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msg:4474541 | 9:22 am on Jul 11, 2012 (gmt 0) |
It just seems odd that Apple would not want to be seen to be supporting green initiatives.
San Francisco To Ban Officials From Buying Apple Macs [bbc.co.uk] City officials in San Francisco plan to block local government agencies from buying new Apple Macintosh computers.
The move follows the firm's decision to pull out of a green certification scheme designed to identify which electronic devices pose the least risk to the environment. |
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San Francisco's chief information officer told the BBC that his decision was in line with a long running policy to opt for equipment listed on the EPEAT (Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool) registry.
"San Francisco has reached out to Apple and is hopeful that a solution to this challenge can be found in the future," said Jon Walton.
But a statement from Apple suggested it had no plans to reverse its decision. |
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swa66
msg:4475510 | 9:24 pm on Jul 13, 2012 (gmt 0) |
Apple reversed their decision - I don't think based on (potential) customers objecting, but far more based on EPEAT promises to change how things are done.
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| Our relationship with EPEAT has become stronger as a result of this experience. |
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