Apple is reasonably protecting themselves.
Think of their history! Microsoft copied the original OS to create Windows and OS X to create XP. It's obvious where the ideas are from but Apple unsucessfully sued Microsoft.
True, this maybe a marketing ploy, people are hearing about the headless Mac, but this also opens a whole new arena for critizism. That's not good for apple. I think a lawsuit of anykind is bad for publicity.
Apple spends years on R&D, and have their ideas stolen overnight because of a leaked rumor. Find that some PC company decided to come out with a variation of their design before they announce theirs. Then they are no longer innovative, they are no longer new and creative. Then they lose their stance in the personal computing industry.
Imagine IBM coming out with an iPC before Apple designed their original iMac. Where would Apple be now?
It's true, when you burn anything ORGANIC (the definition of organic is for the substance to contain Carbon) It will release CO2, including wood, corn alcohol, and etc. One of the biggest problem with coal is actually not CO2 but Sufur Dioxide SO4- another greenhouse and ozone gas (please correct me if I am wrong, it's been a while since my last chem course)
Personally, I don't believe in any clean way of creating power. Hydropower energies damages wild life, solar energy sounds great but imagine the pollution cause my making the solar cells and wind power kills migration birds. Using crop sugar as mentioned in previous posts, is inefficient and creates other problems, ie chemical fertilizers and GM plants.
The fact that we are so dependent on electicity is our fault, so if we are going to leave the lights on when no one is in the house, then you have to live with the consequence of Global warming. When a volcano erupts, it is a natural process that is needed for mother earths survival and you it shouldn't be compared to our industrial "pollution"
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Apple is reasonably protecting themselves. Think of their history! Microsoft copied the original OS to create Windows and OS X to create XP. It's obvious where the ideas are from but Apple unsucessfully sued Microsoft. True, this maybe a marketing ploy, people are hearing about the headless Mac, but this also opens a whole new arena for critizism. That's not good for apple. I think a lawsuit of anykind is bad for publicity. Apple spends years on R&D, and have their ideas stolen overnight because of a leaked rumor. Find that some PC company decided to come out with a variation of their design before they announce theirs. Then they are no longer innovative, they are no longer new and creative. Then they lose their stance in the personal computing industry. Imagine IBM coming out with an iPC before Apple designed their original iMac. Where would Apple be now?
It's true, when you burn anything ORGANIC (the definition of organic is for the substance to contain Carbon) It will release CO2, including wood, corn alcohol, and etc. One of the biggest problem with coal is actually not CO2 but Sufur Dioxide SO4- another greenhouse and ozone gas (please correct me if I am wrong, it's been a while since my last chem course) Personally, I don't believe in any clean way of creating power. Hydropower energies damages wild life, solar energy sounds great but imagine the pollution cause my making the solar cells and wind power kills migration birds. Using crop sugar as mentioned in previous posts, is inefficient and creates other problems, ie chemical fertilizers and GM plants. The fact that we are so dependent on electicity is our fault, so if we are going to leave the lights on when no one is in the house, then you have to live with the consequence of Global warming. When a volcano erupts, it is a natural process that is needed for mother earths survival and you it shouldn't be compared to our industrial "pollution"