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Apple TV+ team boosted by hiring of Netflix platform engineer
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Apple just released iPadOS 13.1 - here's what features to look for
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Conservation International & Apple have teamed to protect mangrove forests
sirozha said:I'm a shareholder, and no one ever asked me to approve this expense that has nothing to do with Apple's core business. I'm glad Tim is using my money to make himself feel better about what a great gift he is to the world. -
Apple agrees to pay French government $571M in back taxes
Tim Cook says Apple ‘didn’t come to Ireland for tax,
https://9to5mac.com/2018/06/21/tim-cook-ireland-interview-tax-data-center/
I asked Tim why he lied about this statement and said that it will backfire, his answer:
“We selected Ireland in 1980 when Apple was a small company that had minimum or no profits. It was selected for manufacturing skills.”
I then sent this but got no answer back:
Former Apple executives claim the almost tax-free status enjoyed in Ireland by the iPhone and iPad maker dates back to the firm’s arrival here 32 years ago. “There were tax concessions for us to go there,” said Del Yocam, who was vice president of manufacturing at Apple in the 1980s.Another former finance executive, who asked not to be named, said: “We had a tax holiday for the first 10 years in Ireland. We paid no taxes to the Irish Government. ”
Apple wasn’t an exception, although it was among the last to enjoy such treatment. From 1956 to 1980, Ireland attracted foreign companies by offering a zero rate of tax.
https://www.irishtimes.com/business/technology/how-apple-first-landed-in-ireland-1.1405766
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Apple expands iPhone XS and XR trade-in program countries around the world
williamlondon said:propod said:williamlondon said:Hint: customers don’t like greedy companies.
And make no money in the process, great recipe for success.Hint: other mobile companies accomplish this as well without being greedy.
Perhaps you should stop projecting your own issues onto Apple, its customers and its success, you're really not doing your own credibility here any favours by commenting on business success factors that are refuted so easily by reality. Pricing, product strategy and customer satisfaction aren't the armchair CEO's forte.
Apple did extremely well before this money grab. This will backfire. How many will return?