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If Apple was transparently a profit-at-all-costs operation you'd have a point, but if you look at their advertisements you'll see them invoking humanistic value
by semiotagonal 7y ago
If Apple was transparently a profit-at-all-costs operation you'd have a point, but if you look at their advertisements you'll see them invoking humanistic values constantly. They should, at the very least, be criticized for hypocrisy.
- conradfr 7y agoHow many Apple employees are involved in these advertisements and who defines the messages?
- capableweb 7y ago"if you look at their advertisements you'll see them invoking humanistic values constantly" The reason companies do this is not to be a friendly company in general and care about the world and it's people. If that was the point, they would have created a non-profit or similar. The criticism of hypocrisy should come when they make those ads instead. Look at the Activision/Blizzard situation where a player was banned for speaking for a cause they believe in, they release different statements in different countries (one pro-China in China and one not pro-China in the US), and applies different rules in different cases where it makes sense for the market. In China, shouldn't speak about freedom for Hong-Kong and in the US, it's important you support LGBT. The company will reflect that in their advertisement, where they want people to buy their products.
- semiotagonal 7y agoAnd when they're caught lying, they should be criticized and penalized in the marketplace.
- PureParadigm 7y agoI'd argue those "humanistic values" are only advertised to improve public opinion about Apple's brand... and ultimately make more money. If customers feel good about supporting Apple, then they'll be more likely to purchase their products. Apple wouldn't be doing it if it cost them significantly, as we see with them compromising their supposed values under Chinese pressure.