Apple 'broke law' by pushing out labor-organizing dev

And maybe they shouldn't be actively given tax breaks.

Why would it, not like the government has the balls to make it hurt Apple's business.

Company pays bribe for cost of doing business world shocked.

Apple is probably the world's best marketing and logistics company. They're a consumer electronics company second. I don't even like the taste of their marketing, but there is no doubt that they have been able to create this cloud around them that makes their proponents completely engrossed in everything Apple does.

In my experience, it is quite striking when you realize the lack of knowledge people in the Apple ecosystem have of other computing environments. And the idea that Apple is probably the most draconian company when it comes to product design, behind the scenes logistics and business dealings, customer feedback and interaction, open source squashing, etc. but yet still maintains this ora of the "just works" (spoiler: it doesn't) and cool vibes company is beyond me. They effectively fleeced their consumer base for hundreds if not thousands selling them overpriced dongles that were intentionally designed in, and not only did people just go with it, they seemed to lap it up.

That's what companies want you to believe because they don't want government oversight. The only thing that will truly change behavior for companies the size of Apple are actions with billion dollar significance. Consumers can't do that, only governments can.

Change the fines to be based on percentages of revenue and they'll change their tune real quick.

I don't know, look at the EU and you see government mandates and fines doing plenty of work. We only got USB-C in iPhones pretty much because the EU mandated it. Similarly on many other fronts, it may take time as the first waves of court cases get worked out, but any company that overlooks the rules there does so at its own peril. There is no reason that the US can't have the same, aside from lack of political will.

> when I pay illegal immigrants less than minimum wage for dangerous work I've broken the law

Yes, but you can do it with impunity without getting prosecuted, the same as Apple. If you would, it would fix the illegal immigration problem but nobody actually wants to solve the problem. When white farmers start going to jail is when we'll find out somebody is actually serious about fixing the illegal immigration problem.