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It does have tangible, countable value. Apple may elect not to sell it for now, but they can change their mind at any time in the future. This is not to say tha
by gboudrias 8y ago
It does have tangible, countable value. Apple may elect not to sell it for now, but they can change their mind at any time in the future. This is not to say that people shouldn't use them over demonstrably worse competitors (privacy-wise), just that there is no such thing as a company's soul, and they will betray your trust when the math adds up to it.
- ggg9990 8y agoThere is a company’s soul when it’s run and fully controlled by the founder. After that all bets are off.
- npunt 8y agoYes it has value, but it also has cost. If Apple were to begin monetizing user data, their brand would be impacted and users would be less willing to purchase products from them. That has serious bottom line consequence, and Apple has spent years (decades!) building a particular brand image that this would undermine. Re: company's soul, companies are made of individuals, and if those individuals are opposed to the companies practices, the company can lose those people. Apple has a particularly well-defined and long lasting culture, and it'd be a huge change to who they are and who works there. Talent+brand risk the kind of risk a business wouldn't take unless it was a last resort. Sure it could happen, but there's a lot of more realistic hypotheticals to ponder in the world.
- jakebasile 8y agoSure, but for now they are conducting themselves pretty well. I'll deal with the future if it happens.