Tuesday, July 10, 2012

City of San Francisco to stop buying Apple computers




(Credit: Sarah Tews/CNET)

The City of San Francisco won't be buying Apple computers anymore because the company pulled its products from a green-electronics certification registry, The Wall Street Journal reported today.


City officials told the Journal that employees of the city's 50 agencies won't be able to use city funds to buy Apple laptops or desktops because Apple removed those products from a voluntary registry of green electronics called EPEAT.


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The registry was created by government agencies, activist groups, and manufacturers, including Apple, and requires electronics be easy to recycle and have higher energy efficiency. A 2007 policy requires the city to purchase only... [Read more]




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