bobroo

$7B in Robots.

Nothing to get excited over.

fallenjt said:

These idiots were stupid not to really that Apple devices on display had store Apple ID logged in and can be traced using iCloud. Bottom line, they can't sell these devices anyway cuz once they're connected to internet, bam...activation lock triggers!

Wrong!  They can sell whatever they want to; it the person who purchases it that has the problem.

I think all the posters above have fallen into the fallacy that Tim Cook and only Tim Cook can speak (or in this case: answer) for Apple. Apple has over 100,000 employees for Christ's sake. 

In my opinion there is absolutely no reason Apple could have not sent representatives there ( and a group of attorneys). Keep in mind there would be no obligation to say anything.

The damage done by not attending sends a strong message "Apple only kept money in Ireland because it was a way to avoid paying taxes, Apple cares little, and has no respect for Ireland other than it was a tax shelter." 

The problem with this and all other portable BAC devices is that all too often it inspires contests to see who can score the highest. 

There may be some that use it as it is intended, but there are many, many more people who will try to get the highest number, just like a video game. 

There are many, many people in this world who confuse Grand Theft Auto V and real life...way too many.

Metriacanthosaurus said:

mobius said:

I heard there were suggestions that they should all boycott the meeting. Better to be present to try to persuade, or at least have your voice heard minus the filter of the media and the background noise. Trump may be polar opposites to Cook on many issues, but I'd hope he'd at least listen and possibly move closer to his points of view on issues like security vs privacy. 

Can you give me one example of an issue where Cook and Trump are polar opposites?

How about we start with a 35% tax on corporate imports?

Or, how about Trumps claims early in the campaign that he would end foreign tax shelters (i.e. Ireland)?

Or, how how about draining the swamp of corporate campaign contributions?

And on and on and on.....

Metiacanthosaurus, have you ever read a newspaper in the past 6 months????

Tim Cook attended this meeting to kiss Trump butt, period.