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tundraboy said:

Anilu_777 said:

I’m sure Tim goes home and ralfs in the toilet after these meetings. I feel sorry for him having to deal with this bullshit

Yup, when you're the CEO of a company whose stock is held in millions of people's retirement accounts, you just have to grit your teeth through necessary but deeply, personally unpleasant tasks.

Exactly. Tim Cook as CEO has first responsibility to the shareholders. It sucks, it really does, and Tim has effectively communicated how uncomfortable he is having to do this.

But if an insane President has the ability to ruin the company through tariffs, theatre is what Cook must do.

I have no doubt that Trump will insist on more in the near future. That's how the Mafia works.

The tariffs, threatened or implemented, have managed to destroy a lot of goodwill around the world for the United States for decades. This will directly affect people's decision to purchase products for US companies. It's already happened in Canada and has been well-covered by the media.

Manufacturing origin is one issue; the other is the conscious boycott of Apple products in other countries as a statement of dissatisfaction.

sflocal said:

For what it's worth, This is the kind of Mac that I would bolt under a desk so if/when I turn it on, having it on the bottom works for me.  I did that with my other Mac mini.

That could possibly be excusable if Apple produced a first party rackmount for that purpose. But their own website page shows it being used on a desk.

Those of us with accessibility needs require a clear space underneath for chair movement. A rack can be a problem with that.

This joins the Apple Pencil and Magic Mouse charging ports for poor industrial design, running only slightly behind the original iMac mouse.

I'm happy for her, but if it were me... I'd keep the story, but buy a new pair. 

godofbiscuitssf said:

What's an "Obama phone"?

It's a sign you're reading a person who's all-in on conspiracy theories.

I'm shocked they didn't try to work in "woke" somehow.