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Criticism of Apple missing/lacking?

Is there an equivalent criticism article for Apple, similar to Criticism of Microsoft, Criticism of Netflix, Criticism of Amazon, etc.? The existing Criticism of Apple is simply a redirect to Apple Inc.? GobsPint (talk) 19:02, 28 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Through a series of page moves, the criticism section ended up at Apple supply chain. StreetcarEnjoyer (talk) 02:21, 7 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I’ve retargeted the various criticism redirects back there. It seems one person changed all of them. The criticism page was moved to “Practices of Apple Inc.” then to “Apple supply chain”. StreetcarEnjoyer (talk) 02:34, 7 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The only comprehensive discussion of criticism I see remaining are in Apple supply chain and that's not, for the most part, direct criticism of Apple. I remember Criticism of Apple Inc./Practices of Apple Inc. had some of this meat but this has been deleted so we can't see exactly what was pared out and by whom. I know there is more about Apple that has received criticism in reliable sources than issues related to supply chain. There is still a lead paragraph that mentions this but not much remaining in the body supporting it especially anti-competitive practices. Can we get some balance back into our coverage please? ~Kvng (talk) 19:13, 15 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

As per Talk:Apple Inc./Archive 10#Redirect to this page goes nowhere, criticism of Apple is now scattered between Environmental impact of Apple and Apple supply chain, neither of which are solely criticism pages. Guy Harris (talk) 22:45, 15 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Perhaps we should create a "Criticism" section, with subsections for supply chain practices and environmental impact, which would be short sections pointing to Apple supply chain, Environmental impact of Apple, Apple and unions, App Store (Apple), and any pages that I've missed, or sections thereof, and redirect Criticism of Apple there. Either that, or just create that as a "Criticism of Apple" page, again pointing to the pages about said topics. For better or worse, criticism of Apple is scattered across pages about topics on which Apple has received criticism, rather than being combined into a single criticism page. Guy Harris (talk) 23:34, 15 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I suggest we start by undeleting Criticism of Apple Inc. As far as I can tell, there was never a deletion discussion. ~Kvng (talk) 14:28, 17 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

It was discussed at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2024 May 17 § Criticism of Apple Inc.. Guy Harris (talk) 23:58, 17 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Guy Harris that is a technical discussion about the redirect, not a discussion of the merit of a criticism article. After criticism was (systematically?) dispersed or removed there was no clear and non-astonishing place to direct readers interested in the topic. ~Kvng (talk) 14:24, 18 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

It was a discussion that resulted in the deletion of "Criticism of Apple Inc." - which was not a criticism article; it was a redirect to Apple Inc., if the head of the discussion is to be believed. Was "Criticism of Apple Inc." ever anything other than a redirect, whether to "Criticism of Apple", "Apple Inc.", or some other page? Guy Harris (talk) 17:26, 18 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The history of Criticism of Apple Inc. is visible at the present Apple Supply chain, which was moved without redirect from Practices of Apple Inc.. See the diff of this page move ~ 🦝 Shushugah (he/him • talk) 20:58, 18 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I've recreated Criticism of Apple Inc. without the cruft or minute details. Please contribute if you like! I still think some of the sliced off articles could be trimmed down further, especially Environmental impact of Apple ~ 🦝 Shushugah (he/him • talk) 00:48, 18 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks @Shushugah. Where did this material come from? Where can we see the original material you considered to be cruft or minute detail? ~Kvng (talk) 14:17, 18 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Criticism about iPod design from 2006 or random blog about eco-packaging from a random year instead of a more thorough analysis of Apple’s eco practices would be two made up examples ~ 🦝 Shushugah (he/him • talk) 19:04, 18 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Declined You have not specified what to be changed. Myrealnamm (💬talk · ✏️contribs) at 23:08, 30 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

"Criticism of Apple Inc." listed at Redirects for discussion

The redirect Criticism of Apple Inc. has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Readers of this page are welcome to comment on this redirect at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2024 May 17 § Criticism of Apple Inc. until a consensus is reached. InfiniteNexus (talk) 18:44, 19 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

international business

a) For the chosen Fortune 500 company, identify the primary industry and the international operational network in which it operates. 106.214.125.61 (talk) 08:01, 15 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, we cannot do your homework for you. Have a read at Apple Inc. and also Apple and unions for the economics of Apple. ~ 🦝 Shushugah (he/him • talk) 13:36, 15 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

History section

This section is way too long, especially considering that a sub-article History of Apple Inc. exists 68.133.31.122 (talk) 16:07, 16 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@@ Line 95: / Line 95: @@
 ::::::@[[User:Guy Harris|Guy Harris]] [[Wikipedia:Redirects_for_discussion/Log/2024_May_17#Criticism_of_Apple_Inc.|that]] is a technical discussion about the redirect, not a discussion of the merit of a criticism article. After criticism was (systematically?) dispersed or removed there was no clear and non-[[WP:ASTONISH|astonishing]] place to direct readers interested in the topic. ~[[User:Kvng|Kvng]] ([[User talk:Kvng|talk]]) 14:24, 18 June 2024 (UTC)
 :::::::It was a discussion that resulted in the deletion of "Criticism of Apple Inc." - which was not a criticism article; it was a redirect to [[Apple Inc.]], if the head of the discussion is to be believed. Was "Criticism of Apple Inc." ever anything other than a redirect, whether to "Criticism of Apple", "Apple Inc.", or some other page? [[User:Guy Harris|Guy Harris]] ([[User talk:Guy Harris|talk]]) 17:26, 18 June 2024 (UTC)
+::::::::The history of [[Criticism of Apple Inc.]] is visible at the present [[Apple Supply chain]], which was moved without redirect from [[Practices of Apple Inc.]]. See the {{Diff2|1125327569|diff of this page move}} ~ 🦝 [[User:Shushugah|Shushugah]]&nbsp;(he/him&nbsp;•&nbsp;[[User talk:Shushugah|talk]]) 20:58, 18 June 2024 (UTC)
 :::::I've recreated [[Criticism of Apple Inc.]] without the cruft or minute details. Please contribute if you like! I still think some of the sliced off articles could be trimmed down further, especially [[Environmental impact of Apple]] ~ 🦝 [[User:Shushugah|Shushugah]]&nbsp;(he/him&nbsp;•&nbsp;[[User talk:Shushugah|talk]]) 00:48, 18 June 2024 (UTC)
 ::::::Thanks @[[User:Shushugah|Shushugah]]. Where did this material come from? Where can we see the original material you considered to be cruft or minute detail? ~[[User:Kvng|Kvng]] ([[User talk:Kvng|talk]]) 14:17, 18 June 2024 (UTC)