I hate how this community has become mostly politics lately. Its understandable since technology and politics are connected but still.
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Politics are about control. When fascists are in charge. Everything is politics
I feel "tech" communities have always been more about smartphones and startups rather than actual tech.
Agree. With the extent of polarization we have there is very little that isn't political and it's depressing.
Tim Apple has turned into such a disappointing bootlicker.
it's fascism, all CEOs bend down.
no person with principles against fascism would never become a CEO, basic human decency is bad for the investors
There was once a time when a small company built out of passion could elevate a normal guy into CEO, so as recently as 30-40 years ago you could still have some decency at the top. As the barriers to entry have shot upward, today to become a C-level you get an MBA and carefully scrape out your soul as part of your "leadership" education which has nothing to do with the widgets your company will produce, and everything to do with fellating the shareholders.
It's sad because I grew up in an era when a guy could still get ahead by being sharp and having good ideas, but now it's only by Playing The Game. So those of us with morals are stuck with low earning potential because of it.
ish. but if there are shareholders, the CEO is replaceable. and principles aren't good for immediate profits.
He is kissing his as so gently.
Nothing subtly though
Smells like an opportunity to cause Apple brand damage.
i wonder what trump will ise that for
Tim is smart. This is exactly how to survive your shit president, America. Bend him over and kiss his ass, and you’ll survive.
Or we can fight back and not lay down for the dictator as he destroys the entire country around us
This almost makes me wish I still used Apple products so that I could boycott them.
Ive been Apple free for 20 years though.
I'm of the opinion that Apple hasn't produced a good consumer friendly product since like the Apple II or the original Macintosh (debatable). Hell even the Lisa.
now people will say oh the original imac, ipod, and iphone were revolutionary and sure they were but they were by no means consumer friendly. They broke, and still do, easily. constant cord replacements, and computers you can't upgrade unless you were on like a G8 or PowerMac and even then your options for upgrades were limited. Add to the fact you're primarily paying for the name Apple more than anything else.
Add to the fact anything you buy from Apple is guaranteed to be obsolete, per the company, within a year or less. hell at one point they even treated their OS post X the same way.
And they've always been like this ever since Jobs was ORIGINALLY running the show. Remember the Macintosh required a special tool just to open it up, a tool only available to certain developers on the Macintosh team. For a guy that lived his life as a hippie he sure did love tossing electronics away willy nilly.
US oligarchs are friends with regime?
What is engraved on it? What is he saying?
The engraving is irrelevant as the main glass piece will "accidentally" fall down and break, the 24k gold stand then would be put in storage where it will be "lost" and smelted down to a clean untraceable ingot
I doubt many here would refuse to do this for massive bag.
Would Steve Jobs done the same?
bet steve wouldn't even answer the phone call. he was a bit egotistical, lol, and i doubt he'd have patience for trump's bullshit regardless of the consequences.
Steve was a c off the old unt block but he sure would've told trump he could only have a gift with FUCKWITNET engraved all over it🤣🤣🤣🤣
I can't watch, the cringe is overpowering.
And I can't even accept a gift voucher due to anti-bribery rules? Fuck off.
you can't even accept a bottle of water while waiting to vote! the rules are different for us and them.
Bribe. The word you're looking for
Definitely, as after this it was announced that Apple would not be affected by the 100% semiconductor tariffs.
You're kidding, right? Right?
Don’t understand how this isn’t criminal in America.
It is. Except that the law doesn't protect people. People protect the law. If a law is there on paper, but no one will enforce it, then it isn't a law. It's just some words on paper.
When you're rich and powerful as fuck but still bend the knee to a felon rapist pedophile.
All of America's most "powerful" people are little fucking bitches. Little bitches are calling the shots and representing us to the world. Jesus Christ how pathetic is this country going to get?
Conservatives: Hold my beer.
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I don't get why people are NOW saying he's trying to appease trump. He's been doing it for years. He was front row at his inauguration right next to other billionaires.
What a stupid fucking dildo. Sucking pp like that.
Just a normal day in Trumplandia. You have to suck the King’s dick to stay alive!
Keep bending down and kiss the ring, Tim. You're not low enough, keep going...
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/apple-is-back-on-trumps-good-side-the-cost-600-billion-113413035.html
“The move comes after Trump threatened to place a 25% tariff on Apple’s iPhones made overseas and in the face of a potential 100% tariff on semiconductors.”
Pussies
Giving him a literal gold bar (though disguised as a stand) is stereotypical buying El Presidente in a Banana Republic bullshit.
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