This is the same kind of vapidity as the standard neoliberal refrain "well if you don't like the ethics of that company's products just don't buy them" where this does absolutely nothing to actually mitigate cruelty or environmental damage because it's not affecting the point of production in any way. This shit will still get made and sit on shelves, you've just gated it behind a paywall because your rate of profit is falling.
This is the same kind of vapidity as the standard neoliberal refrain "well if you don't like the ethics of that company's products just don't buy them" where this does absolutely nothing to actually mitigate cruelty or environmental damage because it's not affecting the point of production in any way. This shit will still get made and sit on shelves, you've just gated it behind a paywall because your rate of profit is falling.
They will end up making fewer than they would have if one was included with every phone. Whether that tradeoff is worth it is subjective.
Fewer devices but twice as much packaging.
Gonna guess that cardboard is a little less bad for the environment than plastic electronics.
I dunno, all the apple packages have single use plastic inserts.
Oh okay
They give less and keep more of the profit.
Yes.
And it's not like Apple allows for 'unofficial' third party chargers.
You can charge any phone with any charger. You might need the Apple ones for fast charging idk