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Apple is racing to fly planes of iPhones into the US ahead of Trump's tariffs

18 points by tosh 2y ago

blurbleblurble 2y ago
This is insane
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xenospn 2y ago
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- beernet 2y ago
  Is this a serious comment? "Apple has the means to do something highly illegal that benefits them and they're stupid they don't make use of it?" Even if you were right (which I don't think) this is not how one should do or think about business.
  - xenospn 2y ago
    What’s illegal about making political donations?
    - bigyabai 2y ago
      Tim Cook has already made extensive political donations to this administration, and his cries for help are presently being ignored. Buying out a politician does not guarantee they will listen to you or do your bidding.
- josefresco 2y ago
  > I’m sure their board and executive team find the current administration repugnant. Maybe personally, but these people (wealthy tech) elected Trump because he was "pro business" so their personal concern doesn't really matter as it held no power over their vote (only their wallet).
- legitster 2y ago
  > Apple has enough resources and global reach to basically select whoever they want to become president. People keep taking this echochamber idea to insane conclusions. But it doesn't seem borne out in reality.
  - JumpCrisscross 2y ago
    Yeah, the idea that you can buy an election outcome should have died with Jeb Bush. Like most conspiracy theories, it’s delightfully simplifying compared to the mental morass of filtering through why a candidate was popular. (Money plays a role in politics, but most in respect of enabling a challenger to gain name recognition.)
breadwinner 2y ago
Soon iPhones will be the most smuggled item from Canada into the US. Unless you are wealthy you won't go to Apple Store to buy your next iPhone. Instead you will meet a stranger in a dark alley to buy a smuggled iPhone.
- alabastervlog 2y ago
  A bunch of folks live close enough to the border to roll some light shopping into a weekend visit.
- legitster 2y ago
  If the aim of the current administration to weaken the dollar succeeds, it may not matter. Even avoiding tariffs it will be that much more expensive to buy things in foreign countries.
- fragmede 2y ago
  It's 2025. We go buy our weed from the store and eggs from this one dude who's a friend of a friend in an alleyway.

18 points by tosh 2y ago

blurbleblurble 2y ago

This is insane

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xenospn 2y ago

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beernet 2y ago
Is this a serious comment? "Apple has the means to do something highly illegal that benefits them and they're stupid they don't make use of it?" Even if you were right (which I don't think) this is not how one should do or think about business.
- xenospn 2y ago
  What’s illegal about making political donations?
  - bigyabai 2y ago
    Tim Cook has already made extensive political donations to this administration, and his cries for help are presently being ignored. Buying out a politician does not guarantee they will listen to you or do your bidding.
josefresco 2y ago
> I’m sure their board and executive team find the current administration repugnant. Maybe personally, but these people (wealthy tech) elected Trump because he was "pro business" so their personal concern doesn't really matter as it held no power over their vote (only their wallet).
legitster 2y ago
> Apple has enough resources and global reach to basically select whoever they want to become president. People keep taking this echochamber idea to insane conclusions. But it doesn't seem borne out in reality.
- JumpCrisscross 2y ago
  Yeah, the idea that you can buy an election outcome should have died with Jeb Bush. Like most conspiracy theories, it’s delightfully simplifying compared to the mental morass of filtering through why a candidate was popular. (Money plays a role in politics, but most in respect of enabling a challenger to gain name recognition.)

breadwinner 2y ago

Soon iPhones will be the most smuggled item from Canada into the US. Unless you are wealthy you won't go to Apple Store to buy your next iPhone. Instead you will meet a stranger in a dark alley to buy a smuggled iPhone.

alabastervlog 2y ago
A bunch of folks live close enough to the border to roll some light shopping into a weekend visit.
legitster 2y ago
If the aim of the current administration to weaken the dollar succeeds, it may not matter. Even avoiding tariffs it will be that much more expensive to buy things in foreign countries.
fragmede 2y ago
It's 2025. We go buy our weed from the store and eggs from this one dude who's a friend of a friend in an alleyway.