They probably just hinted. These companies are eager to please Trump. Remember the trophy Tim Apple gave Trump? Capitalists love fascism.
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Mwa@thelemmy.club 3 weeks ago
the USA Goverment probably forced them to remove it
bigfondue@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Mwa@thelemmy.club 3 weeks ago
oh yeah,makes sense tho
Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 3 weeks ago
not even a solid gold base, a cheap gold base, with a “glass sculpture”
DarkAri@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 weeks ago
No, they don’t have to. The corporations are the ones who want to control everyone. The U.S government is just a tool for them. The politicians are basically just actors at this point.
Pieplup@lemmy.ml 3 weeks ago
It’s a bit more complicated than that and trump also isn’t as easy to control cause he is a member of the billionare class. It’s why there was that movement to try and replace trump with DeSantis. There’s also multiple factions. of billionaires as well. Some of them are idealogical fascists. Some only care about money. Some are technofeudalists. Corporations or more accuratlely Capitalists control the government yes. But the billionare class isn’t a monolith. There’s also a cost benefit analysis. Morals aside there is little benefit for apple to oppose trump unless they think opposing trump will significantly impact their sales. Which reasonably don’t think will be the case. especially if the competitor is also playing ball.
DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
They also caved into PRC government and they removed the apps that reported on HK police activity and added restrictions for airdrop to make information sharing harder.
abbiistabbii@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 weeks ago
no shit
cupcakezealot@piefed.blahaj.zone 3 weeks ago
not probably; the doj forced apple to remove it and apple caved: https://www.404media.co/iceblock-owner-after-apple-removes-app-we-are-determined-to-fight-this/
Mwa@thelemmy.club 3 weeks ago
ofc
princessnorah@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 weeks ago
I keep seeing things about how x, y or z company “caved” to government pressure, as if companies have ever made value judgements in the modern era. What this decision would have come down to, the only thing it could legally come down to, is shareholder value. Considering Apple secured a reprieve on tariffs, it’s absolutely within reason that Trump and/or his administration threatened them with cancelling said reprieve. At that point, the decision would be based off the loss of sales for taking it down, against the loss of sales of devices due to tariff price increases.
Apple has a fiduciary duty to their shareholders first and foremost. There is nothing stopping this batshit insane administration from enacting tariffs, and then using the SEC and DOJ to investigate and bring charges that they aren’t upholding their responsibilities to their investors.
cupcakezealot@piefed.blahaj.zone 3 weeks ago
apple could easily move all manufacturing and operations to canada and demolish the us economy…
princessnorah@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 weeks ago
Ahahahahahahahahahahahaaa, oh wait, you’re serious? 🤣🤣🤣🤣