For whom does this proxy advisory business work? Did the some of the stockholders hire them?

Interesting that in the article Forbes refers to Apple as "iPod maker Apple Inc." It is as if Apple was not in the business of selling Macs, OSX, iTunes Store and other products.

AAPL moved to all time highs with these board members. Sounds like Glass Lewis & Co. is following the republican party line in this suggestion. And since when are politically motivated decisions also good business decisions?

I have no problem with those three.

Intuit's Bill Campbell, on the other hand...

I'm not super high on any green initiatives that will result in higher operating costs.

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I'm not super high on any green initiatives that will result in higher operating costs.

Maybe if you got high on some green stuff you wouldn't care about the operating costs.

Seriously, you can have it both ways. Environmentally friendly products and buildings along with reduced operating costs. Or we could go to coal fired steam operated computers such as the retro steampunked Mac Mini.

You must be high if you don't think green is good business. Since when has apple been so concerned about operating cost - hence price. They should be congratulated for producing a product people line up to pay a premium for - and encouraged to be environmentally bold - clearly high guy is a PC

You must be high if you don't think green is good business. Since when has apple been so concerned about operating cost - hence price. They should be congratulated for producing a product people line up to pay a premium for - and encouraged to be environmentally bold - clearly high guy is a PC

You must be high if you don't think green is good business. Since when has apple been so concerned about operating cost - hence price. They should be congratulated for producing a product people line up to pay a premium for - and encouraged to be environmentally bold - clearly high guy is a PC

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I'm not super high on any green initiatives that will result in higher operating costs.

This is short term, myopic thinking. This is like trying to save money by never changing the oil in your car. It certainly works if someone else has to pay for the new engine.

The bill for Katrina will be a hundred times what it would have cost to prevent the flood. We knew the hurricane was coming. We know global warning is coming. We know what pollution will do to us. Someday we will ask ourselves who was in control when we passed on the chance to avoid disaster. And then there will be trouble.

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The bill for Katrina will be a hundred times what it would have cost to prevent the flood. We knew the hurricane was coming.

Hilarious, man! Methinks I has some friendly competition here. Cool.

This so-called proxy "advisory", along with its timing, reeks of conservative political ops.

Sheesh.

I have a load of AAPL shares and wonder how one gets to vote on these things, do you have to attend the meeting?

Also is the Bill Campbell mentioned the same guy I knew years ago in claris? If so, he was one of the good guys I think.

In the news this morning was a report that some scientists have stated that this period of global warming is just a cyclical thing that occurs on a regular basis. The warming is caused by nature not man. What are we going to do fight mother nature?
As usual the politicals getting their mouths before the facts. I wonder if some one would like to retract their million dollar award to Mr. Gore?

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,334682,00.html