Apple CEO Tim Cook Donating $1 Million to Trump's Inaugural Fund
Apple CEO Tim Cook Donating $1 Million to Trump's Inaugural Fund
Apple CEO Tim Cook plans to donate $1 million to Donald Trump's inauguration fund, reports Axios. The donation will be a personal donation...
This legal bribery is disgusting
You’re mistaking paying “protection fees” for bribery.
Trump is 100% gonna shake down and threaten those who don’t pay him off. Legalized extortion that dumbass Americans elected.
This is also why I am gradually untying myself from the Apple ecosystem, and all of propriety/big tech; especially US based.
When push comes to shove capitalism will not resist fascism. They will ignore all stated virtue signals and choose profits.
No. It's a tip. Thanks to the supreme court, it's not illegal if it's a tip!
You can't give someone a million dollars to bulldoze that orphanage. That's a bribe.
But it's totally legal to give them a million dollars after bulldozing the orphanage, as a tip!
I love that this community calls out Apple’s BS.
I mean, all the Apple communities are shitting on this. Go look at the comment threads on the article and other Mac enthusiast blogs.
It’s a personal donation from Tim Cook
Tim Cook is Apple's CEO and is very transparently doing this with the goal of getting favorable treatment toward Apple by the Trump administration. You'd have to be deluded to think this "personal donation" isn't a bribe on behalf of Apple.
Donating to a 34-times convicted felon, a rapist, a failed businessman, and an insurrection leader who’s been impeached twice. Incredible
Electing him as president was more incredible, now nobody can ignore him. Like it or not.
What a fucking coward. Say what you will about Steve Jobs, but he would likely never had done this. So much for think different.
Lost all respect for Tim.
Can left leaning or liberal minded Apple users please switch to Linux now? There really is no excuse. Fuck Apple.
I will make it easy for you.
Get yourself a Framework Laptop: https://frame.work/
And a Fairphone: https://www.fairphone.com/
a Pixel phone with GrapheneOS is a better choice in my opinion.
And don't forget to donate to GrapheneOS team
And make sure to get a used or refurbished Pixel, because giving Google money isn't a good idea either https://reddthat.com/post/32690381
I fully agree on the Framework laptop, but Fairphones are insecure and suck. Get yourself a (preferably used) Google Pixel instead and load GrapheneOS on to it, it's very easy and maybe takes 10 minutes.
@Andromxda @sith There are two things that keep me trapped:
- Airdrop. Buggy and unreliable, but oh so handy.
- TimeMachine. Also not 100% reliable, but great for the peace of mind.
For the rest…I switched to Apple in 2001. It used to my secret business weapon (I forced my whole company over to Apple), but those days are long gone.
Still hate MS-Windows though, so it going to be Linux. Anyone a suggestion for a Linux Airdrop and TimeMachine equivalent?
unfortunately as someone who fixes phones day in and day out I cannot own a pixel. absolutely horrendous build quality. there's a gap behind the screen which is held on solely by shitty adhesive on a thin bezel, and the amount of devices I've seen totaled by a drop on a corner destroying that bezel so a new screen can't be installed is insane.
Why do you think Fairphone (5) is insecure?
My experience is not that they suck. But yeah, they sure don't have the same spec as a premium iPhone or a Pixel. But they have a modular design, just like the Framework Laptop. I don't know any other modern phone that does. And they use a SoC that is guaranteed to receive support for a long time.
And a Fairphone
Cries in American 🥺
The Tim Apple doesn’t fall far from the golden goose.
Rich people fight for rich people. Remember this when you make decisions about giving corporations money.
Especially looking at you, Apple people.
@circuitfarmer @cantankerous_cashew @apple_enthusiast or Walmart or Amazon or… it’s inescapable
Apple makes great products. I will continue to buy them. Shrug.
Kissing the ketchup covered fingers of his lord.
That brown on his lips isn't ketchup.
Bending the knee in the hope that he escapes the purges. Pathetic.
Thanks Tim Apple
Not that this makes it any better, but a lot of other tech companies are also doing this, and it shouldn’t go unnoticed
not samsung :)
This type of behavior will have a dire effect on my purchasing habits. I just don’t know if companies like Apple realize the effect these types of decisions have, or if I’m just not representative of their market. Either way, Cupertino can go and get fucked.
I reckon I could ask the next 100 people I meet if they knew Tim had donated to DT at least 98 of them wouldn't know. And of those that are Apple users, they'd still buy more from him.
Pathetic
In bed with the fascist in chief
Got to pay your protection fees to the Don.
What's with the 1m value and why are all tech companies doing it?
Likely tacit acknowledgment that the US is becoming more authoritarian/run by a mob boss. For example, if you don’t pay the local mafia, you can expect them to show up and do bad things to you. However if you pay a bribe and kiss the ring, you may receive protection instead
This asshole will just claim it's a personal donation and not a corporate one. It's not wrong, just an asshole move with bad optics.
His name is actuality Tim Apple, l common mistake.
iCommonMistake is actually an Erik Tesla product, simple error
Lol Tim Apple. You terrible human. May you never have a peaceful day in your life
Et tu, Brute
So gross. It shouldn’t be a surprise anymore, but it’s still depressing.
So Tim Cook is a trump supporter then
reasons why i have samsung
You really gonna make this a Apple vs Samsung thing when it's about the 1% rich vs the 99% of everyone else?
Samsung isn't an innocent company either, and I love their phones.
Yeah, IIRC Samsung are doing the same thing but in Korea
Upvoted. I wish I had a straight forward alternative to IOS but Android is not the one for me.