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And HN's mistake is thinking any of this will matter. Apple only cares about money, always has, always will. And I'm willing to bet they are going to continue b
by smnrchrds 5y ago
And HN's mistake is thinking any of this will matter. Apple only cares about money, always has, always will. And I'm willing to bet they are going to continue beating their revenue and profit record quarter after quarter. When their actions do not affect the one thing they care about, why should they care what anyone says?
- jacquesm 5y agoAh ok, so as long as it is profitable ethics don't matter. Got it.
- kyriakos 5y agoCompanies don't have to be ethical, they just have to be legal.
- jacquesm 5y agoThis is the sort of reasoning that got us into all this crap in the first place, and it certainly won't get us out of it.
- chronic2703 5y ago> This is the sort of reasoning that got us into all this crap in the first place I don’t consider us in “crap”. I welcome Apple’s decision.
- kyriakos 5y agoNot saying its good but these are the facts. Companies try to maximise profit within the boundaries of the law.
- quonn 5y agoSo just like everyone else? We hold people to certain standards and can do the same for companies.
- kyriakos 5y agoI don't agree with Apple's move here either just explaining that they are not doing anything illegal no matter how much we may not like it. Of course we can choose not to buy their products but do you think the average person considers it before they make a decision on their next phone?
- ksec 5y agoPrecisely. I just have a problem with them being hypocrite.
- matthewh806 5y agoYes, unfortunately that seems to be the world we live in. The parent poster is not advocating for profits over ethics - just pointing out the reality for companies like Apple etc
- rorykoehler 5y agoThat’s how our system works today. We can tell ourselves all kinds of stories to pretend it doesn’t but we’re only fooling ourselves. Look at how eager we are to do business with the CCP or how we turn a blind eye to companies ravaging the worlds last remaining rainforests. I was reading a letter from when the Berlin Wall came down and the writer was going on about western values. I remember the things we said we were horrified about the Communists doing with their extensive citizen spy networks etc. Today without true competition for our economic model we have created a monster that puts the Stasi to shame. Money, power and greed all the way down.