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Exactly, it would be a courageous move for the richest company in the world (by cash on hand, seems to still be Apple by a wide margin) to risk losing $$ for st
by etaioinshrdlu 7y ago
Exactly, it would be a courageous move for the richest company in the world (by cash on hand, seems to still be Apple by a wide margin) to risk losing $$ for standing up with its moral values.
- dahfizz 7y agoIt would also be great if they donated 50% of profits to charity. Companies don't throw away money for the fun of it. For all it's 'courage' and self righteousness, Apple is a profit seeking entity like every other.
- etaioinshrdlu 7y agoSome Apple core values: https://www.apple.com/environment/ https://www.apple.com/environment/ https://www.apple.com/diversity/ https://www.apple.com/diversity/ https://www.apple.com/privacy/ https://www.apple.com/privacy/ https://www.apple.com/supplier-responsibility/ https://www.apple.com/supplier-responsibility/ Those are some fantastic values. It's our job as the public to demand companies stick to their values and to cause a ruckus if they act like hypocrites. And it's our job to pass laws to encourage better values. My 2 cents.
- dirtyid 7y agoI don't think it's a matter of risking money, rather annual product cycles, i.e. their entire hardware business model is not viable without China. If there's another country that can do what China currently dose at twice the price, moving there would be courage. If moving out of China means 2 year hardware cycles then that would short sighted.
- krageon 7y agoCompanies don't have moral values, except as a sales pitch. They won't keep to them either, except as required by public outrage. Let's not put on our rose-tinted glasses, even for a track record that's less dark gray than some other companies.