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> This is the first time I've ever felt like Apple doesn't want my money. Listen, Tim Cook gave Trump a personal tour of the Mac Pro factory in 2019 and then g
by talldayo 2y ago
> This is the first time I've ever felt like Apple doesn't want my money.
Listen, Tim Cook gave Trump a personal tour of the Mac Pro factory in 2019 and then gave him a $6,000 Mac Pro when leaving office.
https://www.cnbc.com/2019/11/20/apple-ceo-tim-cook-and-preident-trump-tour-texas-computer-factory.html https://www.cnbc.com/2019/11/20/apple-ceo-tim-cook-and-preid...
https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/21/tech/apple-trump-mac-pro/index.html https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/21/tech/apple-trump-mac-pro/inde...
It's been half a decade of Tim Cook supporting Trump without any real consequence. You missed the boat to take a principled stance a loooooong time ago, Apple already used your loyalty for everything it was worth. It wouldn't shock me if Tim Cook retires in 4 years, having squeezed all the credibility out of himself he could get.
We all said this was going to happen, too. Apple's "we care about diversity!" and "privacy is a human right" shticks are blatant grandstanding. But maybe America needs another 4 years to simmer before we know how we feel about Mr. Tim Apple.
- insane_dreamer 2y agoThose things don't feel at the same level as the latest ass-kissing. Having the President tour a new factory is not at all uncommon. And while Trump 1.0 was more of a bumbling egotistical fool, Trump 2.0 is going full-fascist; much worse.