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And yet somehow Apple hasn't managed to lobby this away, despite having more cash on hand than either Facebook or Google.
by kibwen 3y ago
And yet somehow Apple hasn't managed to lobby this away, despite having more cash on hand than either Facebook or Google.
- shuckles 3y agoApple spends very little money lobbying. For example, they don't appear in Open Secrets's top lobbying firms: https://www.opensecrets.org/federal-lobbying/top-spenders?cycle=2022 https://www.opensecrets.org/federal-lobbying/top-spenders?cy...
- coldtea 3y agoApple has never been as big in lobbying as those are. Or as cooperative with various governments and state agencies. Plus, they have those angles covered by token "open" BS like Android allowing sideloading, despite having total dominance on far more crucial for consumers and the economy in general areas that their OS, leaving Apple to be targeted.
- kibwen 3y agoAccording to Statista, Google spent $10.92 million on lobbying in 2022, whereas Apple spent $9.36 million. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1043061/lobbying-expenses-of-apple/ https://www.statista.com/statistics/1043061/lobbying-expense... https://www.statista.com/statistics/277063/lobbying-expenses-of-google/ https://www.statista.com/statistics/277063/lobbying-expenses... Please free yourself from going to bat for a company that wouldn't care if you lived or died.
- pb7 3y agoOkay? No one thinks they would. We're in a business transaction.
- shuckles 3y agoMaybe people are going to bat for their own interests and recognize they align with the interests of a company they happily buy products from. Who are you to deny their preferences?
- coldtea 3y agoThose are the over the table numbers. >Please free yourself from going to bat for a company that wouldn't care if you lived or died. I care if my prefered mobile OS were to allow any kind of crap. How about that? Mind blown?