You could probably make your own red MacPro if you Cerakote it. But I agree, it’s beautiful.remember that one-off Project Red Mac Pro that Ives made for charity? absolute stunner… just the other day I was wondering what shelf this is currently sitting on…
Jony Ive Designs One-of-a-Kind Red Mac Pro for Product (RED) Charity Auction
For their upcoming Sotheby's charity auction to benefit Product (RED), Apple senior vice president of design Jony Ive and designer Marc Newson...www.macrumors.com
I mean anytime a company takes donations for a company or idea using their products, it’s about profit. And also good will that they get from donating. There’s nothing wrong with that really unless it’s some company or person who is only doing charity for profit or to solely benefit from it.
Apple has probably found out, the donations have been misappropriated as is usually the norm, with these funds
Since 2006, Apple has partnered with the (RED) brand to raise money for The Global Fund, an organization that aims to combat diseases such as HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria in Africa. Through this partnership, Apple has long offered a (PRODUCT)RED color option for some products, but it has scaled back this effort over the past few years.
The only current-generation (PRODUCT)RED product that Apple sells new is the iPhone SE 3, which is expected to be discontinued in March. Beyond that, its only remaining (PRODUCT)RED products are the iPhone 14 and a handful of older iPhone cases.
Apple did not offer any iPhone 15 models in (PRODUCT)RED, and that trend has continued with iPhone 16 models so far. It did offer the aluminum Apple Watch Series 9 in (PRODUCT)RED last year, but that device has since been discontinued, and the color option is not available for the Apple Watch Series 10. Apple also discontinued the (PRODUCT)RED version of the Sport Band that was available alongside the Series 9.
In addition, Apple has used different branding for newer Beats products available in red, such as Statement Red and Transparent Red.
Does this mean Apple is slowly phasing out the (PRODUCT)RED brand? It's hard to say for sure yet, as the color could return from time to time more selectively. The number of products available in (PRODUCT)RED has certainly dwindled over the past two years, though, so the future of the color seems to be in jeopardy.
Apple continues to support The Global Fund through its annual Apple Pay donation program, which returns from November 29 through December 8.
Article Link: Apple Has Scaled Back (PRODUCT)RED Color Option Over Past Few Years
Stuff like this does not burn into profit margins. It’s basically advertising but cheaper. “Oh, look at us we’re donating to this awesome cause if you buy our product. You should buy our product!”.
I know you’re probably joking, but that is a very profitable industry. Apple is getting into the healthcare in a way with the Apple Watch and the Health app. If they could somehow cut a slice of this pie for themselves, it would be very beneficial to Apple.
The then new 8+ RED from my coworker was such a beauty it convinced me to buy a 13 RED years later.
That’s actually not true. You don’t need a red iPhone to donate and neither does Apple. They are always supporting good causes.
www.macrumors.com
That’s reasonable. But the other poster was actually criticizing grammar and language, not really making a Ted talk speech. Grammar and language goes to culture, so I think it’s important.
I would rather choose my own cause to celebrate. I’ve been donating to charities for YEARS, and there are only a couple that continue to get my donations after 3-5 years. They ALL need to be checked-up on.
The CEO (or somebody from the C-Suite) of Stride Rite shoes once gave a big dog-and-pony show to investors about Stride Rite’s charitable efforts. He insisted that charitable giving at the corporate level made a business successful. Today, I can’t even find
Yes it does, and really, there is no such thing as companies paying taxes or making donations. It’s always the consumer who pays, ultimately.
It’s wrong to assume that just because somebody is in a particular social or other type of group, that they would base all their business decisions on that viewpoint.
There is good reason for not letting charitable donations burn into the financials. In any publicly traded company, senior leadership will be held to account for performance. The main difference is how much or how little this or that company will do that.
Absolutely. We are also a long way away from mediocre U2 albums that you can’t delete from your device.
Nice, but not only unnecessary for a corporation to do, it can be viewed as undesirable. Especially if that charity turns out to be wasteful. Or downright fraudulent. At that point, you can’t put that toothpaste back into the tube no matter how hard you try.
You are being kind. That was a horrible album and I sure as sin didn't want it.
Apple did sell red iPhone in China. But they removed all mentioning of Product Red on apple.cn since 2017, because a new regulation that not allowing any company in China directly donate or promote donation to a foreign NGO became effective.
