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In your opinion, is Apple part of the most ethical large tech companies? Which other company do you put up there? (And yes, I know the bar is probably pretty
by it_citizen 4y ago
In your opinion, is Apple part of the most ethical large tech companies? Which other company do you put up there?
(And yes, I know the bar is probably pretty low)
- cercatrova 4y agoEthical in what areas? They're pretty good with their environmental reforms after Tim Cook took the helm (I'm not talking about removing the headphone jack or lack of chargers in boxes, but having mostly paper packaging which he needed to convince Jobs to adopt, the book Tim Cook is a great introduction), but the way they take 30% off every transaction and generally act like an artifical gatekeeper when IMO they should be more intercompatible with other companies, is unethical to me.
- esskay 4y agoAs a former indie dev I took no issue with Apple taking a chunk of my sales. They litterally created tens of thousands of dollars of income for me for a handful of very basic utility apps. Meanwhile over in the Google play store I didn't even break $100 for the exact same apps.
- it_citizen 4y agoThanks for your answer. I kept the question vague on purpose. When deciding to buy from one of those companies or to go work for one, I would have to consider the question as a whole. Do I care more about big carbon footprint, a closed ecosystem, a company helping spreads fake news, etc..
- ben_w 4y agoI would say yes; the other big names on my list would be Netflix, Google, Microsoft, and Tesla/SpaceX. And yes, that's despite the controversies; none of them seem to me to be actively evil, merely giants who tread incautiously.