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I believe Apple could be a Korean or Irish company. If I were Tim Cook, I would be looking to uproot the company to avoid dealing with a micromanaging governmen
by gibbitz 2y ago
I believe Apple could be a Korean or Irish company. If I were Tim Cook, I would be looking to uproot the company to avoid dealing with a micromanaging government. It's not worth it.
- bigyabai 2y agoI believe the days of Apple being a prestige business are over. What did they forge their halo out of anyways? A San Bernadino standoff, some whitepapers and a few snarky ads. Tim Cook pushed hard on hardware margins by outsourcing and then doubled down on profit extraction from developers and publishing partners. Now users are expected to foot the service bill for unprofitable ventures like TV+ and failed products like Vision Pro. The goodwill is gone. In 2010, Apple felt like a hardware company obligated to design software. In 2025, they feel like a software company obligated to make hardware. With the DMA/DSA barrelling down the tracks it doesn't really matter where Apple is headquartered - governments will regulate you out of certain behavior. They have to reform their business pretty radically if they want to remain profitable, the old economics can't keep limping along like they used to.
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- breadwinner 2y agoMoving Apple to Korea or Ireland won't let it escape US tariffs. Tariffs are based on where the item is manufactured not where the company is headquartered.