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On 9/11 in NYC when the trains and buses were shut down people had to make the long walk home uptown and over bridges covered in dust and ash. Some convenience stores placed crates of bottled water on the sidewalk offering it to anyone that wanted it. Some busineses ran hoses from the back so people could wash themselves. In hindsight some people may shrug and say it's just water how much could it have cost the shop keepers. But on that day with all the uncertainty and fear they remained open to help others instead of closing up shop and going home to their own families. There were many convenience stores, coffee shops, pizzerias, etc., that did nothing.
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Step away from the kool-aid, folks.
It's really not a matter fan-boy ism, and it's disingenuous to imply that it is.
Nothing that you quoted is "amazing"
But the totality certainly is. Anybody reacting to the quake could have done one or two things to help out. Apple (and probably others) seemed to do as much as they possibly could, which was substantial. There was a lot more involved besides a few cents of electricity.
Any decent company would pay for accommodations or transport during a natural disaster.
True, but that statement assumes a lot, such as a universal definition of "decent".
Even though Japan is a nation with a history of earthquakes, I don't know that Apple Stores have a corporate action plan covering the extent of their aid.
I wonder how many other stores in the area did as much as they could to help out.
We'll just have to disagree.
In hindsight some people may shrug and say it's just water how much could it have cost the shop keepers. But on that day with all the uncertainty and fear they remained open to help others instead of closing up shop and going home to their own families. There were many convenience stores, coffee shops, pizzerias, etc., that did nothing.
Exactly. But as Apple is a corporation, their obligation to the public and staff is greater? They did more than any moral or contractual obligation requires.
Anytime anybody does that, it's amazing. Because if you look around, it's not *really* all that common.
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RAMd®d wrote: But as Apple is a corporation, their obligation to the public and staff is greater? They did more than any moral or contractual obligation requires.
Actually, no, their obligation to the public and staff should be the same as any other human being. They did nothing more than what one should have been doing and, frankly, none of what they did is surprising.
Now, if you were to tell me that they were in the midst of setting up some sort of centralized database to help gather and disseminate contact information for people who are affected by the quake then, yes, that is amazing.
I call it fan-boism when one sets a pretty low bar for a multi-billion dollar company to hand out a few charge-ups and open a few hours later. Think Different, folks.
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IronMac wrote:
Let's not get carried away here.
Physician, Heal thyself.
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IronMac wrote:
[quote=RAMd®d]But as Apple is a corporation, their obligation to the public and staff is greater? They did more than any moral or contractual obligation requires.
Actually, no, their obligation to the public and staff should be the same as any other human being. They did nothing more than what one should have been doing and, frankly, none of what they did is surprising.
Now, if you were to tell me that they were in the midst of setting up some sort of centralized database to help gather and disseminate contact information for people who are affected by the quake then, yes, that is amazing.
I call it fan-boism when one sets a pretty low bar for a multi-billion dollar company to hand out a few charge-ups and open a few hours later. Think Different, folks.
No good deed goes unpunished. Thanks for this informative post Ram *(:>*
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IronMac wrote:
Nothing that you quoted is "amazing". Any decent company would pay for accommodations or transport during a natural disaster.
perhaps. but there aren't that many 'decent' companies out there IMHO. A round of kool-aid on me because Apple went above and beyond on this one. Standing O.
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I'm sure every caring person is trying to do whatever they can for our Japanese brothers and sisters. It's still hard to imagine the devastation.
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graylocks wrote:
[quote=IronMac]
Nothing that you quoted is "amazing". Any decent company would pay for accommodations or transport during a natural disaster.
perhaps. but there aren't that many 'decent' companies out there IMHO. A round of kool-aid on me because Apple went above and beyond on this one. Standing O.
Well said, GL! (tu)
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IronMac wrote:
I call it fan-boism when one sets a pretty low bar for a multi-billion dollar company to hand out a few charge-ups and open a few hours later. Think Different, folks.
'struth. Apple sucks.
(Happy now, IronMac? BTW, how did your company help out?)
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IronMac wrote:
Now, if you were to tell me that they were in the midst of setting up some sort of centralized database to help gather and disseminate contact information for people who are affected by the quake then, yes, that is amazing.
Oh wait...Google beat me to it (or beat Apple to it) with their Crisis Response Page.
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