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Do you feel the same way about Apple? They also have a lying warmonger of some note on their board.

by nsxwolf 10y ago

jMyles 10y ago
Are we talking about Ron Sugar here? He has never actually had a position in government where he sold out the public to drop bombs on the children of the other side of the world. So no, I don't put him in the same category as Sec. Rice. However, even if I did: This is definitely Apples-and-Oranges. Apple is a company that is difficult to replicate. A household name. It has established supply chains around the world and a retail presence in many major cities. I don't think that Apple's value is anywhere near as dependent on trust as Dropbox's is. And having a known liar, torturer, and war criminal on your board doesn't scream trust. Now, do I think Apple is a bad company? Hell yeah. I don't use their products either. But I think they're bad more for their behavior vis a vis IP (eg, the Samsung bezel claim) than for the constitution of their board. edit: I totally forgot that they put Al Gore on the board. Is that who you mean? If so, yeah, I don't put him alongside Condi.
joering2 10y ago
I be downvoted into hell but here it goes: Yes; and Apple also has a convicted woman abuser on board... http://qz.com/476599/dr-dre-rapper-turned-apple-guru-wants-you-to-forget-about-all-the-women-hes-beaten-up/ http://qz.com/476599/dr-dre-rapper-turned-apple-guru-wants-y...
raesene6 10y ago
Personally my concerns with Condoleezza Rice were as much to do with her support of warrantless NSA wire-tapping as the Iraq war conduct. The idea of someone who is in favour of the NSA hoovering up as much data as possible being on the board of a company who's job it is to securely manage huge quantities of personal data, just doesn't strike me as a good statement of their concern for personal privacy...
- derptron 10y ago
  Yeah, Dropbox lost all my interest when they put her on the board. What the hell business does she have in a tech company besides helping put in back doors?

Do you feel the same way about Apple? They also have a lying warmonger of some note on their board.

by nsxwolf 10y ago

Do you feel the same way about Apple? They also have a lying warmonger of some note on their board.

Are we talking about Ron Sugar here? He has never actually had a position in government where he sold out the public to drop bombs on the children of the other side of the world. So no, I don't put him in the same category as Sec. Rice. However, even if I did: This is definitely Apples-and-Oranges. Apple is a company that is difficult to replicate. A household name. It has established supply chains around the world and a retail presence in many major cities. I don't think that Apple's value is anywhere near as dependent on trust as Dropbox's is. And having a known liar, torturer, and war criminal on your board doesn't scream trust. Now, do I think Apple is a bad company? Hell yeah. I don't use their products either. But I think they're bad more for their behavior vis a vis IP (eg, the Samsung bezel claim) than for the constitution of their board. edit: I totally forgot that they put Al Gore on the board. Is that who you mean? If so, yeah, I don't put him alongside Condi.

joering2 10y ago

I be downvoted into hell but here it goes: Yes; and Apple also has a convicted woman abuser on board... http://qz.com/476599/dr-dre-rapper-turned-apple-guru-wants-you-to-forget-about-all-the-women-hes-beaten-up/ http://qz.com/476599/dr-dre-rapper-turned-apple-guru-wants-y...

raesene6 10y ago

Personally my concerns with Condoleezza Rice were as much to do with her support of warrantless NSA wire-tapping as the Iraq war conduct. The idea of someone who is in favour of the NSA hoovering up as much data as possible being on the board of a company who's job it is to securely manage huge quantities of personal data, just doesn't strike me as a good statement of their concern for personal privacy...

derptron 10y ago
Yeah, Dropbox lost all my interest when they put her on the board. What the hell business does she have in a tech company besides helping put in back doors?