Some stores, including several locations in the United Kingdom and the United States, are expected to color their Apple logos red for the occasion. A MacRumors reader sent in two images from the Regent Street store in London noting that the coloring process has already taken place in preparation for the store's opening today, as it is already December 1st in the UK.
Every day, 900 babies are born with HIV. (RED) works with companies like Apple to fight for an AIDS‑free generation by creating (PRODUCT)RED merchandise. A percentage of gross profits from the sale of those products goes to the Global Fund to help fund AIDS programmes in Africa. Since its introduction, (PRODUCT)RED has generated more than $215 million for the Global Fund — more than $65 million from Apple alone. You can help make an impact by purchasing a (PRODUCT)RED iPod or (PRODUCT)RED accessories for iPhone and iPad.
Apple sells a number of PRODUCT (RED) items where a percentage of the profits are donated to the Global Fund to fight AIDS in Africa. There are (RED) versions of the iPod shuffle, iPod nano, iPod touch, the iPad Air and iPad mini Smart Covers, the iPad Air Smart Case, the iPhone 4S Bumper, and the iPhone 5s case.
The move follows a special charity auction by Sotheby's to benefit Product (RED) last week, which involving the auctioning off of one-of-a-kind products designed by Jony Ive and Designer Marc Newson. Items included a red Mac Pro, a pair of solid gold Apple EarPods, a special edition Leica camera and a one-of-a-kind aluminum desk. In total, all of products auctioned off at the special event raised nearly $13 million.
Apple has also raised more than $65 million for Product (RED) since 2006.
Thanks, Lee!
A question: does anyone think that money can cure AIDS? AIDS stops when people stop committing indecent acts...just putting out there for people to consider. :)
Interesting, I'll tell my Uncle that got it from a blood transfusion to stop being so indecent.
You are scum.
I understand that people can get it indirectly. I apologize. To clarify, I was speaking of the original SOURCE of the disease.
Please, quit while you're behind. Thanks
A question: does anyone think that money can cure AIDS? AIDS stops when people stop committing indecent acts...just putting out there for people to consider. :)
You do know HIV is passed by body fluids regardless of you your judgement of indecency? I'm fairly certain getting a blood transfusion or being born to an HIV positive mother is not an indecent act.
http://psychology.ucdavis.edu/rainbow/html/aids.html
Exactly the same way we stopped polio....
which was with a vaccine and countless thousands of people working together. How does RED promote AIDS vaccinations?
The so-called charity auctions remind me of the high school penny drives my old high school had. All the "little people" would scrounge up pennies while the rich kids' parents wrote checks for $100 (that they counted as 10k pennies). Within a couple of weeks those checks became $1000. It was basically a pissing contest for the rich people. The money allegedly raised for the school got lost along the way.
Product RED has spent more on advertising than they have received in funds. The vast majority of money in and out has been with little-known entities such as Apple and Nike. So while Product RED may be promoting a great cause on the surface, all they have done effectively is to raise the reputation of companies such as Apple and Nike who pay lip service to giving back.
If Apple honestly cared out of the generosity of their own hearts, they would have done more than donate less than 0.01% of their profit over the past 7 years to help that cause. And if Apple users really cared they'd buy a $200 tablet instead of the $500 iPad Air and donate the other $300 to charity. Let's face it, we're all posers now.
/soap box ranting
I understand that people can get it indirectly. I apologize. To clarify, I was speaking of the original SOURCE of the disease.
Eating meat from Monkeys is indecent?
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2003/06/0612_030612_hivvirusjump.html
It is now widely accepted that humans contracted HIV from chimpanzees, probably by butchering them for bush meat. The new findings thus show that humans are not the only primate species to acquire two different immunodeficiency viruses by cross-species transmission.
A question: does anyone think that money can cure AIDS? AIDS stops when people stop committing indecent acts...just putting out there for people to consider. :)
Exactly the same way we stopped polio....
which was with a vaccine and countless thousands of people working together. How does RED promote AIDS vaccinations?
The so-called charity auctions remind me of the high school penny drives my old high school had. All the "little people" would scrounge up pennies while the rich kids' parents wrote checks for $100 (that they counted as 10k pennies). Within a couple of weeks those checks became $1000. It was basically a pissing contest for the rich people. The money allegedly raised for the school got lost along the way.
Product RED has spent more on advertising than they have received in funds. The vast majority of money in and out has been with little-known entities such as Apple and Nike. So while Product RED may be promoting a great cause on the surface, all they have done effectively is to raise the reputation of companies such as Apple and Nike who pay lip service to giving back.
If Apple honestly cared out of the generosity of their own hearts, they would have done more than donate less than 0.01% of their profit over the past 7 years to help that cause. And if Apple users really cared they'd buy a $200 tablet instead of the $500 iPad Air and donate the other $300 to charity. Let's face it, we're all posers now.
/soap box ranting
I never said anything about RED, I was responding to an ignorant comment. Vaccines will eventually be how HIV is stopped, but vaccines won't be enough as long as people think it is a morality problem.
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