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"Those engineers got compensated for their work, now Apple wants to be compensated for its work."

For real? We're discussing the company that just announced the largest non-energy profit in history, right? That has $100 billion in the bank? That is almost certain to continue growing that profit for at least a few years to come?

My heart breaks for them. They just want to be compensated.

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Is the argument that they have enough money and thus shouldn't make more?

The argument that it is difficult to hold Apple as a victim when they're rolling in enormous success.

But yes, as a society and culture there is a natural disdain for excessive success ($100 billion in cash reserves? That is deeply unsettling), and as a natural course both the government and the courts are going to be less favourable to Apple.

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