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ultimately it's in their best interest to do so. a legitimate government with sane laws is a lot more lucrative for businesses long term than an authoritative one

> Apple doesn't make money to support governments.

Sure, but governments do support Apple and its employees.

And Apple pays all of the taxes that they are legally required to, and so Apple is supporting the governments it interacts with.

Implying otherwise is dishonest and ridiculous.

Large companies spend millions lobbying to keep it that way. It's not a accident that it's legal. They're not just innocently taking advantage of loopholes that just happen to be there. They help create them and keep then that way at the normal tax payers expense.

> Apple doesn't make money to support governments.

Apple doesn't make money to support society and pay for the social infrastructure it uses to help it be successful.

FTFY