And the interesting info in the article that makes this headline link-bait:<p>"Observers have pointed out that a tiny percentage (around 1-2 percent) of municipal PC purchases are Macs, and the number of governments that require 100 percent EPEAT compliance is also relatively small, so the impact on Apple's bottom line may end up being minimal."
"...and we hope that the city saying it will not buy Apple products will make Apple reconsider its participation"<p>Not sure Apple is willing to reverse their current design trend over this. They would have to move away from 'cutting edge' designs to get back to disassemble-able products (a requirement for the certification) My "wanna-be eco-friendly soul" is somewhat pleased at this stance though. I think the future disposal of a product should be a concern in the design and if it makes it a millimeter thicker, so be it.
Does anyone have any insight into what Apple's play is all about?<p>It has led to the Federal gov't and military to have to pull all Apple devices from procurement and project considerations.
This is not meant to be inflammatory, but in my experience Macs last twice as long as most PCs anyways, say nothing of saving the IT department time.<p>I DON'T WANT the thing to come apart easily with common tools.