plm00@lemmy.ml 8 months ago
This is my own conjecture, but I’m willing to bet that playing nicely with Pres. Trump somehow saves Apple billions in lost revenue to tariffs and legislation because Trump rewards those who are on his good side. I’m also willing to bet Tim Apple is pressured to do this and has a very different attitude behind closed doors. Not that this excuses anybody for their actions, but it’s clear they’re trying to game the system the best they can in the name of “business”.
You’re probably right.
That doesn’t change my opinion, though, that everyone at Apple can go suck-start their own asshole, and they’ll never receive another cent of my money for as long as I live.
I already wasn’t buying their shit but this has signed and sealed that for the rest of eternity.
Keeping our morals behind closed doors is what’s wrong with the world.
It’s like nuclear weapons
Unless everyone gets rid of them nobody will
Being the only one not to “bend the knee” will just hurt you if everyone else kisses his ass
Nobody should get rid of their nukes. In fact, more countries should have nuclear arms.
This is apple we’re talking about. Not some random company.
There are bigger random companies who are bending the knee like Meta, Amazon and Google
Almost like it’s a completely bullshit excuse, like “just following orders”.
Crime isn’t suddenly okay because it’s profitable, no matter how much capitalism wants you to believe it.
forrgott@lemmy.sdf.org 8 months ago
I don’t know, I mean if any corporation can eat the loss, it’s apple with their insanely high margins.
I’m more inclined to believe there’s some form of quid pro quo going on behind the scenes.
Besides, I simply cannot picture Tim Apple as any kind of a hero in this picture. No way he got bullied. He’s getting something out of it. You scratch my back. I’ll scratch yours.