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  • Apple hourly workers feel helpless under punishing pressure & mistreatment

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    crowley said:
    sdw2001 said:
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    sdw2001 said:
    Apple must stop the bs and put in practice what it preaches. I have been a long-time customer of Apple (Mac's, IPads, IPhones, IPods, Airpods, etc, etc, etc.) for myself and every member of my family and I must say that I was thoughghly upset when I read about how Apple is treating its front-line employees. This is how American capitalism has run amok and failed the very large majority of citizens: the obscene enrichment of a very few to the detriment of the rest. This is outrageous in light of Cook, Federici & al pocketing their hundreds of $Millions in remuneration and stock options on the back of their front-line employees. This must stop or else....
    Apple doesn't have to do anything.  And your comments on capitalism are complete gaslighting nonsense.  American capitalism hasn't failed even a plurality of citizens.  It has been the system responsible for lifting more people out of abject poverty than anytime in the history of the planet.  Moreover, despite wails of "income inequality," there is no evidence that a small group of ultra-wealthy people are hoarding money to the detriment of others.  Sure, top executive pay has risen exponentially compared to middle and lower level wages.  But just do the math.  Tim Cook made about $15 million in total compensation last year.  If he gave up every penny to the approximately 30,000 Apple Retail employees in the U.S., it would translate to $500 per worker.  Well guess what? Apple gave them $1000 bonuses.  

    Or else? I'm sure Apple is quaking in their boots.  
    Tim Cook is only one man out of many executives, and you've chosen a particular year that he wasn't awarded any stock options.  Retail staff aren't given stock options any year.
    Cool. Add up what all the top executives make and do the math again.
    I'd rather not.  There's really no need to put effort into making an argument that there's something messed up with a CEO and Exec Board earning 8 digit incomes while staff aren't being paid a living wage.
    There is a very simple fix. Any compensation to any employee that exceeds say 25x minimum wage is taxed at 90%. Include stock options, travel perks etc. They could of course leave but go where? To another job that does the same? Could probably get an international agreement in place to stop them benefiting by moving or make it that you have to pay that regardless of where it is earned. In a country that pays pennies per hour they would hit that limit a lot quicker. Not sure it is a good solution (waiting for the socialist / communist calls) but would solve this problem. Edit: said with my social justice armchair expertise. 
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  • Apple execs explain the design philosophy behind Apple Watch bands

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    Oh please. You can buy perfectly good alternatives on Amazon for a fraction of the price. That magically work across all models. The shoelaces were a joke but you have your heads so far up where the sun don’t shine you can’t see it. Though the TSLA whistle makes me wonder if someone like Elon couldn’t pull it off!
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  • Apple execs explain the design philosophy behind Apple Watch bands

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    maciekskontakt said:
    I am just working on finding out design philosophy of my shoe laces. I know they are special as I discarded original once and they have special construction and shape to help with loosening tie when walking and doing footwork (seriously you can buy them on Amazon). But I still wonder philosophy that one can make for them...
    And the amazing thing about shoelaces is the they are forward and backwards compatible! And it didn’t take a 2T dollar company to come up with it. But between Apple and TSLA they will no doubt release a shoelace that cost $19.99 hyping the comparability and design.
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  • AirPods are no longer cool, claim people who can't afford them

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    AirPods are cool insist people who found they spent $175 for AirPods that sound like $20 headphones and are ashamed and outraged to have just found out that they are no longer cool and wasted $155! I have a pair of JHA Roxanne’s IEM’s and no Bluetooth one size fits all is ever going to provide the same comfort and sound quality. It all depends on where you are in life, how much you have to spend and what you like. Class warfare comes to Appleinsider …
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  • Compared: M1 Max 16-inch MacBook Pro versus Mac Pro

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    Looking forward to the comparison between the new MBP’s to a piece of string and ultimately Phil Schiller’ ass. 
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