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Interesting to deflect with an excuse about “unanswered questions” when they chose not to ask those questions. The obviously interpretation would be that they a

Interesting to deflect with an excuse about “unanswered questions” when they chose not to ask those questions. The obviously interpretation would be that they are just grasping at straws to vote against the law without any real aguements as to why, but then you have to wonder what they gain from this. Has Apple been donating to these politicians? Is John Deere giving campaign contributions? Or are they really dumb enough that a couple of lobbyists whispering “please won’t someone think of the corporations!” would cause enough doubt that they’d vote it down?

jamesdwilson 6y ago
> In their own comments, the legislators repeated lines Apple and other companies often use to defend their repair monopolies. Shannon Bird (D), for example, said that manufacturers have the right to dictate how a customer uses its product. She stressed that Apple can sell licenses to whatever it wants. “Apple Music is different than purchasing a CD,” she said. "I have a hard time believing that we would call it Apple having a monopoly on its own product.” Is this the same Shannon Bird who is working for Apple Insurance? SHANNON BIRD (GOVERNOR) APPLE INSURANCE LLC WASHINGTON WA LIMITED-LIABILITY COMPANY Address: 281 E Bluff Dr Port Angeles, WA 98362 Registered Agent: Apple Insurance LLC Filing Date: November 13, 2014 File Number: 603452158 https://www.bizapedia.com/wa/apple-insurance-llc.html https://www.bizapedia.com/wa/apple-insurance-llc.html