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That might be true, but also the premise of the PR piece isn't about workers, it's about the extended "job footprint" -- as in the industries of app developers,
by notafraudster 7y ago
That might be true, but also the premise of the PR piece isn't about workers, it's about the extended "job footprint" -- as in the industries of app developers, hardware and parts manufacturers, etc. that Apple "supports" rather than directly employs. It's not super obvious how a tax cut to Apple would lead to them, like, voluntarily overpaying part suppliers. The motivating examples in the article include a company that makes battery testing equipment and a company that makes lasers.
Direct employees account for only 3% of what they're talking about.
I don't think this takes away from the idea that Apple like most companies is it in to make boatloads of cash and to hell with everyone else, but your comment seems in response to the headline rather than the article.
- kevin_thibedeau 7y agoThe premise is that this is a fluff piece warning politicians to take it easy on Apple lest these precious jobs should disappear.
- rolltiide 7y agoI'm personally a fan of getting democracies to play Dance! Fetch! Roll Over! atta boy
- chrisco255 7y agoWhat proposals are in place to specifically target Apple for negative legislation?
- jedberg 7y agoYou’ve phrased your question in a disingenuous way. You know it’s illegal to target specific companies with legislation. This piece is clearly in response to the existing and impending Chinese tariffs, and in response to the President’s constant attacks on large companies with his protectionist rhetoric.
- chrisdhoover 7y agoAnd the democratic presidential runners who denounce business at every turn.
- green-eclipse 7y agoWell, Elizabeth Warren has targeted the tech giants. But so has Trump.
- dragonwriter 7y ago> And the democratic presidential runners who denounce business None have done that; some have denounced specific business practices, and specific businesses for practicing them. That's very different.
- chrisco255 7y agoThey make the same PR pieces for Europe: https://www.apple.com/uk/job-creation/ https://www.apple.com/uk/job-creation/ This is nothing new nor unique to Apple. All major businesses tout job creation when they can. They get more clout from it.
- zepto 7y agoWon’t they?
- malandrew 7y ago> lest these precious jobs should disappear. As someone working for another company where some governments often threaten the existence of my job and the jobs of my colleagues, this concern resonates with me.
- notatoad 7y ago>this is a fluff piece It's literally PR hosted on their own press portal. We're you expecting critical journalism?