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A competitor like Google being allowed to poach Apple staff? Under Steve this never would have happened [0]

[0]https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/apr/24/apple-goo...

Is there a name for the phenomenon where somebody comments "Steve would never have allowed this" on anything related to Apple?

It's a softer version of the old "Apple is doomed" meme.

WWSD?

https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=wwsjd

I think you got this backwards. GP is trying to be sarcastic about the anti-poaching collusion scandal.

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