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Apple to ink deal with Bono for RED iPods, MacBooks and iMacs?
Think Secret is reporting that Apple might be working on a deal with Bono to produce some red products to help promote and support the U2 philanthropist's RED, an AIDS awareness charity. The idea is that RED cuts deals to produce exclusively red items from which a portion of the sale is donated to The Global Fund, an org that helps women and children in Africa who have been affected by HIV/AIDS. Keep in mind, however, that nothing has been signed yet, and while I personally think it would be really cool to see something like this happen, I'm skeptical as to whether a red Mac would fly in a store next to predominantly white and black brethren.But don't call me a hater; I'm as interested to see what happens with this as the next guy, and I think it would be a great gesture on Apple's part for the cause.
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GadgetGav said 12:04PM on 9-12-2006
Would we even see RED branded products in the US..? Europe has has a RED AmEx card and Nokia cell phone for a while and they are not available here.
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James Whited said 12:08PM on 9-12-2006
Jesus loves the little Apples, all the Apples in the world, red and yellow, black and white.. wait, now we need yellow iPods, iMacs and Macbooks, but maybe a black, iMac would be cool.
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MikeCP said 12:11PM on 9-12-2006
I'm sure some would sell. But it more than likely would not be nearly as attractive as the white and black. The Apple logo would not look good if it was kept the usual gray/white. I think a black apple with red casing would be kinda tacky. not sure.
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MikeCP said 12:12PM on 9-12-2006
#2 a black iMac would be friggin sweet
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benjamin said 12:20PM on 9-12-2006
Yeah, Red things go faster. So they will be like, ultimate macs.
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Dan G. said 12:23PM on 9-12-2006
I definitely remember hearing something about potential RedPods before.
(no, i'm not talking about the U2 iPods either.)
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Randy said 3:23AM on 9-13-2006
Please please please. Having been positive for almost 10 years the limelight has been taken away from HIV charities in favor of breast cancer and heart disease. HIV patients are living much longer and people don't see such a need to donate anymore. I think this would really give that a push.
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Alex Stuart said 1:50PM on 9-12-2006
#4: Heres a quick little black iMac Photoshop
http://img104.imageshack.us/img104/851/gallery2imac20060110dm5.jpg
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Sir Not Appearing in this Blog said 12:52PM on 9-12-2006
Red, white and black are complementary colours, and a red "special edition" MacBook would look great in the lineup.
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Zach Everson said 1:36PM on 9-12-2006
I'd buy it--and not because of the color at all. Heck, many people keep their iPods in protective covers anyway. Just up the storage from the paltry 60GB and I'll be happy to support The Global Fund.
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Scott M, said 1:53PM on 9-12-2006
I think black and white should stay the standard colors. But special colors to support special causes would be great. And Bono/U2 has already worked with Apple on the U2 iPod. This would be a great way for Apple to assist Bono in one of his excellent causes. #7, good luck in the battle.
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spil said 10:50PM on 9-12-2006
ROFL, Benjamin, so true.
I would like to see a RED MBP, but it would be hard to do on brushed aluminum. It is very easy to do that on a plastic macbook, but harder on aluminum. it would end up looking like an iPod mini/new nano, which is ok.
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