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Apple: No evidence of benzene in Mac Pros
Apple says it has not seen any evidence to back up a French newspaper’s claim that Mac Pros are emitting toxic odors, including benzene. The report, first appearing in Libération and picked up by tech blogs in the U.S. , contends Mac Pros built before 2008 emit an odor. A scientist quoted in the ...
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Toxic Mac Pro’s emitting benzene? | The Apple Core
blogs.zdnet.com — September 30th, 2008 Toxic Mac Pro’s emitting benzene? Posted by Jason D. O'Grady @ 9:25 am Categories:... Mac Pro Tags: Apple Macintosh , Apple Inc. , Benzene , Mac Pro , Libération , Desktops , Hardware , Jason D. O'Grady Toxic Mac Pro’s emitting ... (more) Toxic Mac Pro’s emitting benzene? | The Apple ...
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Apple responds to toxic Mac Pro claims
CrunchGear — Apple just responded to the report claiming Mac Pros produced before 2008 can give off leukemia-causing benzene by stating through a spokesman spin-doctor to Macworld the following: We have not found anything that supports this claim, but continue to investigate it for the customer. While we would love to give Apple the green light on this, what company would openly admit that they products could literally kill you? Independent reports will no doubt populate quickly as ...

Apple afirma que não há provas de que Macs Pro emitem gases tóxicos
MacMagazine — ... Porta-voz da Apple, Bill Evans afirmou hoje ao Macworld que não há quaisquer provas de tal acusação, mas que a empresa investigará o caso. ...

Apple: no, dammit, you can't get leukemia from sniffing a Mac Pro
Boing Boing Gadgets — As you were, gentlemen: Apple's released a statement in regards to the Mac Pro leukemia scare. “We have not found anything that supports this claim, but continue to investigate it for the customer,” Apple spokesman Bill Evans told Macworld. Which is about what I expected, but this is one of those issues which Apple just can't stay quiet about with their undoggable and customary sullenness. Apple: No evidence of benzene in Mac Pros [MacWorld] Previously: • French report (very tangentially) links Mac ...

French Scientist Thinks Macs Cause Cancer: Apple Says No
Wired: Gadget Lab — ... going to give away the secret sauce of this heady tang, which we know to be the real reason for the recent tidal wave of Mac sales. You've all seen Batman Begins, right? The weaponized hallucinogen activated by microwaves? This is the same, only with Kool-Aid. If you have ever wondered why Apple never seems to fix the runaway cooling fans in its computers, this is the answer. Mac Pro, the seed toxic to Apple? [Libération via MacRumors] Apple: No evidence of benzene in Mac Pros [Macworld] ...

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