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[–] 136 points 2 years ago (3 children)

This legal bribery is disgusting

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  • [–] 28 points 2 years ago* (2 children)

    This is also why I am gradually untying myself from the Apple ecosystem, and all of propriety/big tech; especially US based.

    When push comes to shove capitalism will not resist fascism. They will ignore all stated virtue signals and choose profits.

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  • [–] 9 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Tim Cooks pro-trans statements are falling pretty flat now.

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  • [–] 10 points 2 years ago*

    Those were always a virtue signal. Every C suite, board member, and senior executive of every multinational are anointed by the plutocracy. Probably for every billion dollar company. They know how to play ball and the only allegiance they hold is to the almighty dollar. It's a big club, and we ain't in it.

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  • [–] 10 points 2 years ago

    No. It's a tip. Thanks to the supreme court, it's not illegal if it's a tip!

    You can't give someone a million dollars to bulldoze that orphanage. That's a bribe.

    But it's totally legal to give them a million dollars after bulldozing the orphanage, as a tip!

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    [–] 86 points 2 years ago (4 children)

    I love that this community calls out Apple’s BS.

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  • [–] 7 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    One thing that I do like about Lemmy is even the Apple community is somewhat critical. While this particular case seems to be more of an exception, you'll get massively downvotes if you critique the standard PR narrative that "Apple cares about digital privacy" or point out how Apple removed content critical of China and AI tech from their streaming service.

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    [–] 60 points 2 years ago

    What a fucking coward. Say what you will about Steve Jobs, but he would likely never had done this. So much for think different.

    Lost all respect for Tim.

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  • [–] 50 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    The Tim Apple doesn’t fall far from the golden goose.

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  • [–] 42 points 2 years ago (26 children)

    Rich people fight for rich people. Remember this when you make decisions about giving corporations money.

    Especially looking at you, Apple people.

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  • [–] 26 points 2 years ago* (6 children)

    Can left leaning or liberal minded Apple users please switch to Linux now? There really is no excuse. Fuck Apple.

    I will make it easy for you.

    Get yourself a Framework Laptop: https://frame.work/

    And a Fairphone: https://www.fairphone.com/

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  • [–] 15 points 2 years ago (9 children)

    I fully agree on the Framework laptop, but Fairphones are insecure and suck. Get yourself a (preferably used) Google Pixel instead and load GrapheneOS on to it, it's very easy and maybe takes 10 minutes.

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  • [–] 10 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    unfortunately as someone who fixes phones day in and day out I cannot own a pixel. absolutely horrendous build quality. there's a gap behind the screen which is held on solely by shitty adhesive on a thin bezel, and the amount of devices I've seen totaled by a drop on a corner destroying that bezel so a new screen can't be installed is insane.

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    In bed with the fascist in chief

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  • [–] 21 points 2 years ago

    Got to pay your protection fees to the Don.

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  • [–] 20 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    What's with the 1m value and why are all tech companies doing it?

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  • [–] [S] 38 points 2 years ago

    Likely tacit acknowledgment that the US is becoming more authoritarian/run by a mob boss. For example, if you don’t pay the local mafia, you can expect them to show up and do bad things to you. However if you pay a bribe and kiss the ring, you may receive protection instead

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  • [–] 30 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    Protection racket, just a nice round number to show fealty.

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  • [–] 16 points 2 years ago* (1 child)

    There is no protection from fascism. It's bribery, and the dumbest part is MAGAzis will still throw them all under the bus depending which way the wind blows on any given day.

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  • [–] 9 points 2 years ago* (1 child)

    Yeah, it's "protection" like the mafia. "It'd be a real shame if something jammed up your company, we should all just cooperate. You can start with $1M big ones into the account. We'll be best friends."

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  • [–] 10 points 2 years ago

    if something jammed up your company

    Notice how this only started being a possibility (woth everyone complying in advance) once they took over all 3 branches of power. Nobody was complying in advance^iirc during the 1st Trump presidency

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  • [–] 19 points 2 years ago

    Thanks Tim Apple

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  • [–] 17 points 2 years ago

    So gross. It shouldn’t be a surprise anymore, but it’s still depressing.

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  • [–] 17 points 2 years ago

    Bending the knee in the hope that he escapes the purges. Pathetic.

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  • [–] 17 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    His name is actuality Tim Apple, l common mistake.

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  • [–] 15 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    This type of behavior will have a dire effect on my purchasing habits. I just don’t know if companies like Apple realize the effect these types of decisions have, or if I’m just not representative of their market. Either way, Cupertino can go and get fucked.

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    [–] 13 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    So Tim Cook is a trump supporter then

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    [–] 13 points 2 years ago

    It would be super interesting to know more background on these donations. One has to wonder if there was some sort of solicitation going on. Did somebody leave a note on his windshield? I’m willing to bet there was.

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  • [–] 10 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Kissing the ketchup covered fingers of his lord.

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    [–] 9 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Not that this makes it any better, but a lot of other tech companies are also doing this, and it shouldn’t go unnoticed

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    [–] 7 points 2 years ago

    What a pathetic lamprey.

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  • [–] 7 points 2 years ago

    This asshole will just claim it's a personal donation and not a corporate one. It's not wrong, just an asshole move with bad optics.

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