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I'm also a shareholder and I'd say I'm pretty happy with Apple not needlessly getting involved in fights. The most important thing is not getting tariffed.

Their reputation will be fine, no one but the terminally online are going to stop buying an iPhone because of this.

Pretty sure most of their shareholders feel similarly.

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I'm also a shareholder. The most important thing is having principles and sticking to them.

I agree that most people will not hear about this app being removed. (Though note that it's being reported here in "normal people" news, not tech news.)

But it's far from the only way Cook has aligned himself with Trump in just the last few months. The dumb gold-glass plaque and the UK royal visit are two much more visible examples.

Doing what he needs to avoid tariffs is fine in my book. It's practically his responsibility towards shareholders.

> Doing what he needs to avoid tariffs is fine in my book

So are we talking anything?

> Doing what he needs to avoid tariffs is fine in my book.

And from above:

> The most important thing is not getting tariffed.

I am curious where your personal line is. Surely you have one. If the only way Cook could avoid tariffs were to go on live TV and swear his allegiance to the KKK, would you still support that? What if the only way were for him to pursue direct legal action against you and your family until you’re bankrupt? Eating live puppies? What exactly would you consider to be “too much”?

Bending for fascism is fine as long as you get your dividend?

Exactly this, we are not talking the normal cycle of 4 years and then they are out, we are talking a possible "forever" fascism in the US so sticking to points of "I'm happy as long as my sticks are fine" is completey sticking your head in the sand hopping this all goes away soon.

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