Approaching the iPhone 14 launch, users are paying more and more attention to Apple. Apple CEO Tim Cook was interviewed by Popular Mechanics to discuss Apple's work on innovation, environmental protection and protecting user privacy.

Cook said that it is very important for Apple to manufacture products in an environmentally friendly way. Whether it is using environmentally friendly materials or recycling materials, Apple hopes to make the earth a better place.

Cook also said that Apple itself has achieved carbon neutrality, but Apple hopes that by 2030, Apple's supply chain companies will also be carbon neutral. Apple's long-term goal is to make products without consuming any resources on the planet, and Apple firmly believes that this can be achieved.

｜In the name of environmental protection, netizens do not buy it

Many netizens ridiculed that "not producing mobile phones is really environmentally friendly". As long as it continues to produce iPhone mobile phones, it is impossible for Apple to get rid of its dependence on the earth's resources. Or wait until a certain day in the future, Apple can collect resources in outer space, produce them and then transport them back to Earth, but all this is definitely impossible to achieve before 2030, human beings have not yet developed such a space technology.

Since Apple didn't send chargers, everyone knew that Apple has this grand goal, but the problem is that Apple doesn't send chargers anymore. It's not so authentic in this matter. Business, earning users' money. What's more, Apple has not upgraded the 5V1A charging head for many years, which actually causes much more waste and pollution than not sending the charger now.

Or why does Apple never give up its lighting interface? If it was said ten years ago that Apple's lightning interface has unparalleled advantages over MicroUSB, after all, there is no major breakthrough and advantage in USB2.0 technology! But since the entire Android and even PC products have been converted to the Type-C interface, the lightning interface has no advantages at all, but is an alternative product.

Apple's cancellation of the so-called environmental protection of the included charger has indeed saved Apple a lot of costs, but I have to say that Apple still has some contributions to environmental protection, such as using recycled materials to make iPhone parts, but not using any resources to make a product is easier said than done. In this regard, some netizens said: This is very simple, announcing the dissolution of the company and the complete bankruptcy of Apple, it will not use any resources.

You must know that the concept of truly following environmental protection is actually to reduce the production of more products. For Apple, why does it squeeze toothpaste every year, and there is also the suspicion of planned scrapping.

｜What has Apple done to protect the environment?

According to public information, Apple has made many efforts for "technological environmental protection", such as using 100% recycled tungsten for the touch engine, 100% rare earth elements for the magnet, 100% recycled gold for the main board electroplating plant, and 100% recycled gold for the front and rear camera cables. , motherboard and battery management unit solder material 100% recycled tin, etc.

In addition, Apple also claims that by eliminating the plastic film of the mobile phone box, it can reduce the generation of 600 tons of plastic waste every year, and because the removal of the attached charger can reduce the mining of copper, tin and zinc ore by 550,000 tons per year.

Apple's statement that it "no longer consumes the earth's resources" is definitely not valid. Unless the entire production process relies on solar energy, it is impossible to get rid of the dependence on the earth's resources. However, it is undeniable that the total amount of mineral resources on the earth is limited, and recycled materials will become mainstream in the future, especially some heavy metals and rare earth elements, and the cost of extracting from old products may be lower.

Of course, for a company like Apple, if it does not pursue interests, it will do a lot in terms of environmental protection. In addition to the unified charging port, there is also a closed iOS system. What needs to be known is that at present, many apps need to be developed on both iOS and Android platforms. If iOS is not closed to share apps with Android, it will save a lot of material resources and manpower, and contribute more to environmental protection. Of course, this is not possible.

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