Planned obsolescence
Is it a step forward for humanity when an iPhone sells or dies?
technological innovation
https://medium.com/@uncivilboy6756/the-impact-of-apple-company-on-todays-generation-e26e3c4f2196#:~:text=With%20a%20market%20capitalization%20that,player%20in%20the%20global%20economy.
https://www.technologyreview.com/2022/02/17/1044711/technology-slowing-innovation-disruption/
https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2021/04/apple-commits-430-billion-in-us-investments-over-five-years/#:~:text=Apple's%20%24430%20billion%20in%20contributions,and%20supporting%20the%20creative%20industry.
Eco-Political conflict
How are Tech Giants and developing nations navigating the economic and political challenges of conflict minerals and ressource booms?
Why is DR Congo suing Apple
https://www.proquest.com/pq1business/trade-journals/dr-congo-mulls-suing-apple-over-alleged-blood/docview/3059398382/sem-2?accountid=137344
Bolivian Nationalism
is bolivian nationalism sparking geopolitical tension?
https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2024/06/28/us-targets-bolivian-lithium-but-nationalization-guarantees-government-control
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/04/rapid-growth-of-bolivias-lithium-industry-creating-new-problems-for-local-communities/
Does the environment die with the iPhone too?
Is your iPhone a part of global warming ?
Lower air quality in a chinese city due to Iphone production:
https://9to5mac.com/2020/10/29/air-pollution-in-china/
Is apple going carbon neutral?
https://bgr.com/tech/apple-cuts-greenhouse-emissions-in-half-as-it-focuses-on-carbon-neutral-goal-by-2030/
What makes an iPhone?
https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/791c02e17f1443e7a1ec48633c135c67
How much water does it take to produce an iPhone?
Apple saving 7.6 billon gallons of water:
https://appleinsider.com/articles/19/03/06/apple-assemblers-saved-76-billion-gallons-of-water-says-2018-supplier-responsibility-progress-report
13 tones required to produce a single phone
https://blueandgreentomorrow.com/environment/report-single-smartphone-requires-13-tonnes-of-water-to-produce/
Apple water withdrawal (89.5% from fresh water) :
https://www.globaldata.com/data-insights/technology--media-and-telecom/apple-water-withdrawal-2095965/#:~:text=In
technological
Compatibility
Software
iPhone longevity
https://medium.com/@jackjelkovac/planned-obsolescence-why-you-should-stop-buying-iphones-5135bf4073ed
Tweet meme 3: https://x.com/jillverse/status/1835732588415025345
Tweet meme 2: https://x.com/vallcriee/status/1835726018755068196
Tweet Meme 1 : https://x.com/efo_phil/status/1835913645819150619
Social
Refurbished
CAN WE EXTEND AN IPHONE’S LIFE SPAN ?
iPhones Made Up Nearly Half of All Refurbished Smartphone Sales in 2022 - MacRumors
https://www-statista-com.esc-clermont.idm.oclc.org/statistics/1316420/refurbished-apple-iphones-by-retail-price-us/
https://www-statista-com.esc-clermont.idm.oclc.org/topics/11868/swappie/#topicOverview
Can anyone own an iPhone?
https://revistas.face.ufmg.br/index.php/mtr/article/download/6558/3519/27474
Social disparities
is tech progress for the north a set back for the south ?
https://www.proquest.com/pq1business/trade-journals/electronic-waste-increasing-5x-faster-than/docview/3031183986/sem-2?accountid=137344
Human resources exploitation:
https://www.proquest.com/pq1business/scholarly-journals/apple-global-ethics-transformational-leadership/docview/2931772615/sem-2?accountid=137344
Measures
What stands against planned obsolescence
25 million euros because of hidden defects
https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20230515-france-investigating-apple-over-alleged-planned-obsolescence-for-smartphones
Quebec ban the sale of products that aren't intended to last
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/planned-obsolescence-bill-quebec-1.6862121
France: Legal sanction (Law article)
https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/loda/article_lc/JORFARTI000031044819
Invistagation : Halt Planned Obsolescence (HOP).
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-42615378
Apple's $500 Million Settlement.
https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-51706635
