Apple Announces 'FineWoven' Material, Will No Longer Make Leather Accessories
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Apple has announced a new textile it's calling "FineWoven," which is made of 68 percent post-consumer content and is overall more...

Another step for animals rights!

  • Tammo-Korsai@kbin.social
    43·
    10 months ago

    I have sixty year old hobnail boots that are still solid. Synthetic material would have failed long ago.

    • BEZORP@kbin.social
      42·
      10 months ago

      Yeah but now imagine they were part of a sixty year old computer. Kind of a waste if you ask me.

      The electronics here will be grossly obsolete within five years.

      • Tammo-Korsai@kbin.social
        41·
        10 months ago

        I wasn’t implying there was a need for a sixty year old computer, just that some natural materials are superior to their substitutes.

        • BEZORP@kbin.social
          2·
          10 months ago

          I got that, I was just repeating the number. My point is that leather is more durable than is necessary for a consumer electronic, especially one from Apple which has made planned obsolescence continuous innovation a cornerstone of their business.