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Congress members demand Apple exit China in letter to Tim Cook

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May 2021

muthuk_vanalingam said:

lkrupp said:

Yep, China is Apple’s Achilles' heel when it comes to their pontifications about human rights, privacy, security, diversity, inclusion. It all rings as hollow when they kowtow to a repressive, totalitarian, genocidal regime. Never mind LGBTQ+ issues there. And yet some here are giddy about the prospect of China overtaking the U.S. as the world’s largest economy. What pressure will that put on republican democracies?

So what does Apple do? Follow the advice of politicians and lose one of their biggest markets, shrink dramatically in size and become the next target on Wall Street for extinction stories?

Or do they keep the status quo and suffer the slings and arrows of their hypocrisy?

Guess what - Apple has a 3rd option apart from the 2 options that you listed. I.e. shut up their mouth about "human rights, privacy, security, diversity, inclusion etc" all over the world. Then there won't be any hypocrisy for others to talk about. Apple has brought this on themselves by their own actions. No other company "preaches" like Apple does. They do NOT get called out because they don't preach as much as Apple does. Apple does not need to do anything else - just shutting their mouth about the "moral high ground" will do.

Thankfully you’re not in charge. Just because they are UNABLE to practice completely what they preach under the current regime in one country, doesn't mean they should just give up. Are you assuming that the US government has no ability to access your iPhone or iCloud data? How naive of you. Why are you even engaged in the Apple ecosystem? Head over to google and Facebook! They’re real big on privacy!

Apple uses platform dominance to 'lock out' competition, says Elizabeth Warren

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June 2016

hface119 said:

I'm all-in with Apple and proudly so, but the guy from Spotify has a very valid point. How can they make a straight profit from Spotify's monthly subscription, and far exceed their own services' profit? In and of itself that fact leads to shutting out the competition because pricing can't be competitive.

Then again, Apple created the App Store and should have full control over it and it's pricing if they want to, but when you become a platform allowing 3rd parties to participate and sell, that should have limitations in terms of competition. As it stands today, they're not breaking any laws and deserve to reap whatever income they can, but morally they can't be opposed to Prince's statement in my opinion.

Most importantly, Apple is granting them access to their marketplace, as well as to over 1 BILLION devices for which Apple provides all the infrastructure. Further, ios users have access to the free, ad supported, version of Spotify at no cost to Spotify. Cry us a river. Spotify can go build their own infrastructure and BILLION device network. Whose stopping them?

Chinese state-run media promises consequences for Apple, others if Trump starts trade war

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November 2016

allmypeople said:

lol. Everyone needs to just relax with this stuff.

Can't remember who said it but "The media takes Trump literally but not seriously. His voters take him seriously but not literally."

Just let the guy try and get better deals for the country. If he fails, he'll be out. If he wins even some minor concessions, it could be good for everyone.

The media hysteria over Trump stuff is just insane.

Are you as ignorant as you sound? The damage about to be perpetrated by this clown and the idiots surrounding him will go far beyond trade. One just needs to look at what they've been doing since the election - like the complete buffoon he
put in charge of environmental issues and evaluating the EPA. He was elected out of ignorance - mostly clueless individuals to the real issues and the world around us. If people want real change they should start by getting a good education, by actually studying the real issues and gaining a better understanding of the world we live in.