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“Apple CEO Tim Cook plans to donate $1 million to Donald Trump's inauguration fund, reports Axios. The donation will be a personal donation directly from Cook rather than a donation from Apple”

I’ll defend Apple as being the least shitty of the big tech giants but I can’t defend this.

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[–] [email protected] 21 points 2 weeks ago (6 children)

It’s time to boycott Apple

[–] spyd3r 19 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

I've been doing that for decades, the last apple product I used was an Apple ][e. Couldn't resist that sweet Oregon Trail action at the time.

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[–] [email protected] 16 points 2 weeks ago

I'm streets ahead!

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[–] [email protected] 21 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] brown567 14 points 2 weeks ago

He's the CEO of Apple, my guy. He's serving his class

[–] [email protected] 21 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)
[–] brown567 13 points 2 weeks ago

It's a very low bar

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[–] [email protected] 20 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

That's probably 2% of their holiday bonus!

[–] [email protected] 20 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

It's from his own money, not that it makes things any better.

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[–] [email protected] 19 points 2 weeks ago

What a little bitch..

[–] [email protected] 18 points 2 weeks ago

You best start believing in technofeudal distopias, you're living in one.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

They’re all “donating” the same amount.

And also this is the largest inaugural fund in history. In comparison to his previous which was $107m this is so far over $150m.

Considering Bidens and both of Obamas were between $50m and $70m is this not ringing alarm bells with anyone? Or is this something to “look” in to in like 7 years time when no one gives a shit.

Beggars belief.

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[–] [email protected] 17 points 2 weeks ago (6 children)

What I'm curious about is, according to the article, Tim Apple is donating from this own money and won't be donating Apple's money. Why make it a personal donation and not a corporate one?

While others are donating as companies (don't agree with this either but different subject), none are doing it as a personal donation. As the face of Apple, he won't get far claiming that it doesn't reflect Apple as a company, so why not just m make it corporate? Unless it's for tax reasons?

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[–] [email protected] 16 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Kissing the ring, like all the others

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[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Meh, I was never going to buy their shitty crap anyway.

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[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 weeks ago

Fuck that. Not cool.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 weeks ago

Can't wait for the leopard to eat this face.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 weeks ago

corporations will always prioritize tax cuts and deregulation

[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 weeks ago

I guess it was that or a blow job.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 weeks ago
[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 weeks ago

Way to go, Tim Apple

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 weeks ago

Steves wept.

Between Tom Clancy and Steve Jobs rotational corpse energy reclamation may just save us all.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 weeks ago

Whoa, he got the rich to pay taxes.
Not government taxes tho.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

He's totally not doing it to get Trumpf to like him. He's gonna get his own imaginary political role.

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