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India needn't worry. Trump is too busy punishing Mexico and Canada for following the terms of the trade agreement that Trump's 1st administration negotiated. 

yconner said:

Wesley Hilliard said:

Calvinator said:

I thought Apple Insider was asking its posters to refrain from political commentary. Then comes this hit piece, ostensibly regarding Apple considering advertising on X, and quickly launching into political diatribe. Come on, you can do better.

It's the truth. If there's anything here that is incorrect, please feel free to email us and let us know. X is a controversial platform and Musk is a controversial figure. Apple considering bringing back advertising to the platform is heavily dependent on what's going on with the platform and the owner. It is all relevant and not a "hit piece" or "political diatribe."

We don't shy away from the truth at AppleInsider. We hope our readers do the same.

Of course by politically neutral you mean left-wing, when you say anti-transgender views if you wanted to say the truth you could have said controversial views on transgender issues, it's not anti-transgender whatsoever to say a man is a man and a woman's is a woman, it's an opinion

Trump/Musk/GOP aren't just stating an opinion and leaving it at that. They're actively trying to make people who identify as transgender into 2nd class citizens. That definitely qualifies as being anti-transgender. It's the difference between an individual having an ignorant point view only versus the government actively trying to persecute people for their gender identity. 

tht said:

Remember the rumors that sales of the M4 iPad Pro were not good, primarily sourced from Ross Young or Ming Chi Kuo who said the Tandem OLEDs weren’t driving sales, and manufacturing for this or that Tandem OLED part was being reduced or shut down? So. Who is bullshitting who here?

They did say "driven by the new iPad Mini and latest iPad Air". I would interpret that to mean that those were the two biggest sellers.

MacPro said:

TSMC's Texas facility is not there for nothing.

Yep, Texas created a State of Texas Taiwan Office (STTO) in order to further grease the wheels for companies like TSMC.

https://www.digitimes.com/news/a20240910VL210/2024-development-semicon-taiwan-2024-semiconductors-taiwan-texas.html

Nieh highlighted Texas' competitive advantages, particularly its business-friendly tax system. "Texas doesn't have a state-level corporate income tax or personal income tax. We also waive sales and use taxes for manufacturing equipment and energy used for manufacturing. Additionally, there are property tax exemptions and R&D tax incentives that make Texas attractive to high-tech industries," he explained.

Texas uses their tax structure to attract business. That's typically the primary method used by states...offer tax breaks. 

DAalseth said:

So the tech bros that paid millions to Trump (most of which went into his pocket) for favourable treatment are now going to realize that they got scammed.

Billionaires like Bezos, Musk and Zuckerberg etc. will benefit from another economic collapse. 

https://theweek.com/articles/460179/charts-how-rich-won-great-recession