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Dell abandons its remaining Android tablets, 6 months after HP

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June 2016

I think we all knew most of these manufactures were just throwing money at it to see if they could be a number 2. It's no wonder Apple's share dropped when these guys had to basically give them away to recoup something out of their effort.

Apple refuses to back GOP convention because of Trump politics

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June 2016

apple ][ said:

r2d2 said:

Do you really believe that the military is not doing all they can to defeat ISIS?

Should the military commit war crimes and purposely kill innocent civilians?

Do you have children in the military? (you never answered)

1. Absolutely. An advanced army like ours can totally wipe out ISIS if that was the objective. It's not the military's fault of course, our military people are great, but Obama is deliberately not wanting to get rid of ISIS. It's obviously not a big deal to him. And our military is forced to fight with their hands tied behind their backs, because of disgraceful and immoral PC rules that have been imposed on them.

2. It would depend by what you mean when you write "innocent civilians". I would guess that my definition is not the same that many on the left hold. For example, a terrorist's family does not qualify as innocent civilians, and they should not be afforded any such protections.

3. No.

It's hard to kill 500,000 of the enemy and not create soldiers of their sons and daughters after 13 years of war. In another decade people will forget their ideology but not who killed their families. The enemy numbers will only grow even greater because the relatives of the killed will vow revenge. Dropping daisy cutters at every know ISIS location will spawn even more enemies because more and more Muslims will sympathize. The so called Weapons of Mass destruction seem really small compared to the devastation of human life on both sides. More US service men/women are killing themselves every year than all of 911. That number will reach 100,000 very soon.

Apple refuses to back GOP convention because of Trump politics

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June 2016

LoneStar88 said:

You anti-Trump bozos are so predictable to fall for just another piece of media bullshit. Swallow and mindlessly repeat all the crap you want about him, but he will be our next President. And if Apple actually won't be supporting him at the convention, it won't be their biggest error. But I seriously don't believe this "story" is factual.

O'come on, Fox News brain washes it's listeners to the point of them wanting to take matters into their own hands. I hear it everyday at work, machinists talking at the lunch table reciting the same old story "well, theres a lot of people that just gave up looking for work so it's really not 5% unemployment" all the while they have been employed the past 8 years. Can you honestly say you thought of Trump as a serious possibility for President 5 years ago, I mean even conservative talk radio thinks he's a joke. There is a lot of good Republican Presidential candidates that could easily beat Mrs. Clinton. Trump wouldn't know a conservative value if it hit him. Does he strike you as someone that is of Christian values, for family, the right to life, will defend the Constitution, protect our troops, fix the VA, ....

Apple refuses to back GOP convention because of Trump politics

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June 2016

apple ][ said:

flaneur said:

This is the level of insanity represented by Trump and his supporters.

There is no way Apple would want to be associated with this descent into barbarism. People still remember the American companies that supported and collaborated with Hitler — people who know history, that is — and I'm sure that CEOs like Cook and Nadella will do all they can to avoid an equivalent disaster.

The war that I am talking about is of course the war (call it whatever you like) to completely wipe out and demolish ISIS, unlike Obama, who wrongly believes that containment is an acceptable stance, and a man who once referred to ISIS as the JV team, in one of his many idiotic and unintelligent statements a while back.

It's time to shift out the incompetent current potus from the WH, and replace him with a man with a plan.

And that man is of course Donald Trump. After he's sworn in, ISIS had better start counting their days on this earth, because they're all going to have to die. That's just how things are. Getting rid of ISIS is high on the Trump agenda.

8,000 US service men/women are killing themselves every year as it is. Stop thinking " we'll just wipe them out". Correct me if I am wrong but we were on the other side of the war in Afganastan supporting Bin Laden at one point and the problem grew far worse after we removed Sudam Hussain in Iraq. If we just look at the past 10 years that's 80,000 suicides. We are killing ourselves faster then the enemy. Trump is completely out touch with reality has no moral boundaries and self consumed. We have had Obama for 8 years and it was supposed to be the end of the world once he entered office and unemployment is down 5% from 10% and gas is 40% cheaper. Yes, he hasn't been the best President and Hillary won't be any better but if Paul Ryan would have run ihe would win easily against Hillary.

Apple refuses to back GOP convention because of Trump politics

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June 2016

razormaid said:

jungmark said:

I don't think Apple should pick sides no matter how disastrous a Trump presidency would be.

I agree. If you give to one you give to both because the people purchasing you're product is from both parties too. Either give to both or give to none

many an actor and recording artist have watched their sales literally drop in half over night when they decide to voice their opinion which none of us asked for.

And for those of you who say "say have the right to voice their feelings like anyone else..." Blah blah. Well "everyone else" is not asking for you to buy the music or see their movies now are they?

just sayin'. When madonna Started being political she was boo'd off stage. When Skec Baldwin (and friends) came screaming out on their views, they stopped getting good parts, unless George Clooney made the movie <lol>

im his saying come September maybe I'll try Simone else's product rather than hand over money. If it's good enough for Apple to do "pick and choose"... there's a lot of new players coming to the market.

I'm sick and tired of companies being politically correct as not to annoy investors or customers. I'm happy to see a Tim Cook take a position, even if I don't agree with him always I respect him for doing it. At this point Ann Coulter looks better than Trump, but Jesse Ventura would destroy both of them. If Tim Cook and Bono could get together Im sure they could do some great things.