Follow-Up to Steve Jobs & Global Poverty

My blog post on “Does Steve Jobs Care about Global Poverty?” has been republished on the Cult of Mac blog. It seems to have started a small firesstorm of discussion, tweets, and retweets.

Just thought I’d follow up that post with a video. Here’s something a Microsoft employee sent me about the work they do with CARE to save lives in Kenya:

I’m typing this on a MacBook Pro and I just recently came back from a pilgrimage to two Apple Stores in search of a Camera Connection Kit for my iPad. I’m a fanboy.

But I dare you to find Apple doing anything like this.

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  • Syed

    “But I dare you to find Apple doing anything like this.”
    –Then why do you continue to support Apple as a consumer?

  • Syed

    “But I dare you to find Apple doing anything like this.”
    –Then why do you continue to support Apple as a consumer?

  • http://uncultured.com Shawn

    @Syed – because I don’t buy products to feel good about myself. I buy products to do good myself.

  • http://uncultured.com Shawn

    @Syed – because I don’t buy products to feel good about myself. I buy products to do good myself.

  • http://www.vformation.tv Joel Gordon

    Apple is obsessed with their image. Design, branding and constant innovation are paramount for Apple.

    Philanthropy has never been part of their image and they don’t seem to have any desire to be seen as a corporate do-gooder. They rather be view as a slick, stylish corporate innovator.

    It’s unfortunate because Apple makes some great products.

  • http://www.vformation.tv Joel Gordon

    Apple is obsessed with their image. Design, branding and constant innovation are paramount for Apple.

    Philanthropy has never been part of their image and they don’t seem to have any desire to be seen as a corporate do-gooder. They rather be view as a slick, stylish corporate innovator.

    It’s unfortunate because Apple makes some great products.

  • Jonathan

    Shawn, wow, you are a fanboy, and proud of it, apparently. What is your point in bashing Apple as a company and then fawning over its products…?

    Sheesh, you don’t need Apple products to do good in the world, I promise. You can do good using equivalent products, and support a company that is actually dedicated to helping people in need. Or are you so brainwashed by Apple that you believe you must use Mac software or die?

  • Jonathan

    Shawn, wow, you are a fanboy, and proud of it, apparently. What is your point in bashing Apple as a company and then fawning over its products…?

    Sheesh, you don’t need Apple products to do good in the world, I promise. You can do good using equivalent products, and support a company that is actually dedicated to helping people in need. Or are you so brainwashed by Apple that you believe you must use Mac software or die?

  • http://uncultured.com Shawn

    Hey Jon :)

    I can like a companies attention to detail in it’s product line but still be disappointed in their social responsibility and charitable practices.

    Also, having travelled and lived in developing countries using both PCs and Macs, I can tell you using Apple products makes things a heck of a lot easier.

    Most networks, software, and USB sticks in these countries are often riddled with viruses and trojans. Stuff I don’t have to worry about with a Mac.

    Also, from a video editing and design standpoint, for the kind of work I do – I definitely prefer Macs to PCs. But it doesn’t mean you can’t do stuff in developing countries on a PC.

  • http://uncultured.com Shawn

    Hey Jon :)

    I can like a companies attention to detail in it’s product line but still be disappointed in their social responsibility and charitable practices.

    Also, having travelled and lived in developing countries using both PCs and Macs, I can tell you using Apple products makes things a heck of a lot easier.

    Most networks, software, and USB sticks in these countries are often riddled with viruses and trojans. Stuff I don’t have to worry about with a Mac.

    Also, from a video editing and design standpoint, for the kind of work I do – I definitely prefer Macs to PCs. But it doesn’t mean you can’t do stuff in developing countries on a PC.

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