Honestly, cosmic crisp is one of my favorite Apples due to the length it lasts, how crisp/snappy it is, and just generally being consistently good and juicy.
I’ve never seen a SweeTango but if I do I’ll have to give it a try.
As an aside, I once went to the Apple Festival in Cambridge (UK) where several hundred varieties were available and the queue for the, erm, apple store, was around the block. The choice was amazing but it’s unrealistic to offer consumers so many often subtle choices and trade-offs.
I doubt the Cosmic Crisp will be orders of magnitude above any other apple but I’d like to try one, perhaps the next apple festival.
It is in his self interest that it fails. Capitalism is founded on self interest- if he does not say that, then he is not acting according to capitalist values.
It is a great thing for him to say, unless you’re a communist.
They are licensed...to Washington State growers. It's not so different than pharma companies that patent a drug and sell it exclusively until the patent expires, or they license rights to other manufacturers. The apples were developed at Washington State University, a state institution, so it's to the university's and the state's advantage to let Washington State growers have exclusive rights to grow the apples (for at least 10 years, according to the apple's web page FAQ...so at least until 2027).
Disclaimer: I'm a WSU graduate, though my degree couldn't be much further away from agriculture. And I enjoy Cosmic Crisps, and hope they make the Red Delicious extinct, which is one of the things they were designed to do.
I especially agree with the criticism of this apples thick skin.
Buckle up though, it’s almost SweeTango season! Do yourselves a favor my friends and try this apple!