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Your second paragraph is scary. It essentially says that a private organization should make business decisions that doesn't upset the king. We have entered faux

• scarface74 6y ago
  People cheered that the government was finally getting more involved in tech when the House had the dog and pony show. This is the ultimate result. We already saw Cook kiss the Golden Ring with photo op he did with Trump at “Apple’s manufacturing facility” (that wasn’t really Apple’s). Just to keep the President from punishing Apple with tariffs.
• krustyburger 6y ago
  Most observers are convinced this “king” is on his way out. I think the parent was arguing that he’ll still be around just long enough to potentially cause problems for Microsoft.
  • fiblye 6y ago
    They were sure he wouldn't have made it this far to begin with. Any business decision riding hard on political hopes and dreams isn't really a safe investment this decade, no matter which side it's favoring.
• refurb 6y ago
  As someone who has been close to acquisitions of this size, "not upsetting the king" is always a factor - whoever the president is. At least at the companies I've worked at, it basically falls under public relations/political risk. Even if a deal is really profitable, you might kill it if you think you're going to get the gov't breathing down your throat either for legitimate reasons or just because the company you're acquiring is a good whipping boy for the gov't.