What a fucking coward. Say what you will about Steve Jobs, but he would likely never had done this. So much for think different.
Lost all respect for Tim.
In bed with the fascist in chief
So gross. It shouldn’t be a surprise anymore, but it’s still depressing.
Thanks Tim Apple
This asshole will just claim it’s a personal donation and not a corporate one. It’s not wrong, just an asshole move with bad optics.
Lol Tim Apple. You terrible human. May you never have a peaceful day in your life
What’s with the 1m value and why are all tech companies doing it?
Likely tacit acknowledgment that the US is becoming more authoritarian/run by a mob boss. For example, if you don’t pay the local mafia, you can expect them to show up and do bad things to you. However if you pay a bribe and kiss the ring, you may receive protection instead
Protection racket, just a nice round number to show fealty.
But why not 2 mil for twice the love from trump?
Maybe they’re colluding so that none of the donors pushes the donation amount higher.
There is no protection from fascism. It’s bribery, and the dumbest part is MAGAzis will still throw them all under the bus depending which way the wind blows on any given day.
Yeah, it’s “protection” like the mafia. “It’d be a real shame if something jammed up your company, we should all just cooperate. You can start with $1M big ones into the account. We’ll be best friends.”
if something jammed up your company
Notice how this only started being a possibility (woth everyone complying in advance) once they took over all 3 branches of power. Nobody was complying in advance^iirc during the 1st Trump presidency
This type of behavior will have a dire effect on my purchasing habits. I just don’t know if companies like Apple realize the effect these types of decisions have, or if I’m just not representative of their market. Either way, Cupertino can go and get fucked.
I reckon I could ask the next 100 people I meet if they knew Tim had donated to DT at least 98 of them wouldn’t know. And of those that are Apple users, they’d still buy more from him.
Donating to a 34-times convicted felon, a rapist, a failed businessman, and an insurrection leader who’s been impeached twice. Incredible
Electing him as president was more incredible, now nobody can ignore him. Like it or not.
Yes it is poor people fault again
If you say so.
Et tu, Brute
What a pathetic lamprey.
It would be super interesting to know more background on these donations. One has to wonder if there was some sort of solicitation going on. Did somebody leave a note on his windshield? I’m willing to bet there was.
Rich people fight for rich people. Remember this when you make decisions about giving corporations money.
Especially looking at you, Apple people.
Apple makes great products. I will continue to buy them. Shrug.
Apple products are objectively mid at best. They make over priced products then spend way too much on advertising convincing foolish people that their mid products are basically luxury. It’s all crap.
@D1G17AL @fourish That may be true and I would not spend that kind of money if it weren’t for the ecosystem.
And, since the DNA of Apple is building and selling hardware, it’s only logical that they can be a privacy advocate. At least more so than other big companies.Final point: they are the only tech company with professional customer care (where you pay for, one way or the other) that actually helps and saved my ass a couple of times in the past.
Trying to make someone like you understand how you’ve actually harmed yourself is too time consuming. Apple is not good. You’ve fooled yourself into believing their lies about being pro-user. They just want your money and they want to sell you a MID grade product at best.
@D1G17AL Fine; what’s the alternative? I already run a VPN (actually two), use lock down mode, don’t accept cookies and use two add-blockers.
Not very fond of Apple for a completely different reason: battery life. So there your right. A mediocre performance at a top price.
So, what would be a better, more secure option than the methods / setup I use right now?
Android OS, Firefox Browser with ublock and ABP, who gives a shit about cookies, vpn’s aren’t needed unless you are trying to access region restricted information and data, lock down mode is probably excessive. You are probably not important enough to worry about most of those. The biggest issue for regular users is understanding when to open emails and click links. Most people make the mistake of clicking the wrong thing or opening the wrong email or message and then they get targeted by scammers. That’s the biggest risk most average people face is getting their info into the hands of scammers. State-level hackers don’t give a shit about anybody that doesn’t have some government access. If you don’t work for the government in your country then most state-level hacker’s don’t care about you.
Just practice good habits when it comes to opening links and visiting good and bad websites.
DNA of Apple is building and selling hardware, it’s only logical that they can be a privacy advocate
You’d think so, but when you look at their privacy policies and see how much tracking they do to sell you ads, you realize they aren’t any different and never have been.
https://www.apple.com/legal/privacy/data/en/apple-advertising/
@Xatolos@reddthat. AFAMIG this is to promote Apples own services and products only.
I’ve been on Apple devices since 2001 and have never received or seen an add for non-Apple products on any of my devices. So I’m inclined to believe that my profile is not being sold by Apple to third parties. Which is normal and common to happen to my Facebook or Google profile.Facebook and Google do not sell your profile, they sell access to you as a customer, same as Apple does. They aren’t going to sell the keys to their kingdom. And Apple has ads in quite a few places. Search Ads. Apple News and Stocks also shows ads.
What you have described are data brokers, which is something different and has nothing to do with selling you ads.
I mean, they don’t. But they have convinced you as such.
Oh cool I’ll just get my phone and mobile OS from this upstart named “goggle” or something?
Custom ROM pixel is the best choice on the market if you actually care to fight the clown corpos…
Or just do nothing and consoom like a good little boy.
If you buy a Pixel, you’re still supporting Google. So miss me with that sanctimonious shit.
You have poor understanding how Google makes money.
They need you using that phone with their spyware, they sell pixels to lock people up in their shiti GPS bullshit. Custom Rom fixes that issue.
Also, buy a second hand pixel if you really trying to do the full mile to dent the parasite profit.
No, I know exactly how Google makes money. And you’re giving it to them. Sure, you avoid their tracking, but if you think they sell their phones at a loss, you’re a fool. Good day.
Dense
The nonexistence of alternatives doesn’t mean Apple isn’t just as bad as the rest.
Ok, but the implication of your post is that we shouldn’t give Apple money because they’re a bad corporation. So is Google. Yet we require these products to function in modern society. So, what do you suggest?
There doesn’t have to be any good option. The world doesn’t work that way. Smartphones exist largely to collect data from people.
I’m not denying that, but your original comment was that especially Apple customers are bad.
Because Apple people tend to think Apple is privacy focused and somehow less guilty than other brands. That is something particular about Apple’s customers, but not Apple itself. Apple itself is just another corporation doing corporate things.
Not this guy. I just use Apple because the devices and experience are better for me. I’m under no delusions, nor should anyone else be.
@circuitfarmer @cantankerous_cashew @apple_enthusiast or Walmart or Amazon or… it’s inescapable
100%. And even if it weren’t inescapable, the general strategy about leaning on the side of caution means you really shouldn’t trust any corporation.
@chgowiz I suppose the interesting aspect of these PDAs by corporatists is the blatant fealty and corruption put on public display. At least with the establishment Democrats, it was kept behind closed doors but now it’s like they are truly afraid Trump and Elon will literally go after them using law enforcement and the courts, the military, and Congress like mob enforcers if they don’t very publicly kneel before him.
Got to pay your protection fees to the Don.
Not that this makes it any better, but a lot of other tech companies are also doing this, and it shouldn’t go unnoticed
not samsung :)
