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According to Statista, Google spent $10.92 million on lobbying in 2022, whereas Apple spent $9.36 million. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1043061/lobbying

by kibwen 3y ago

According 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 ago
Okay? No one thinks they would. We're in a business transaction.
shuckles 3y ago
Maybe 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 ago
Those 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?