Post #2120961
2024-03-06 22:53 UTC
Replies (5)
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@MaybeMyMonkeys@mastodon.social 2024-03-07 00:58
@rustyshelf@mastodon.social the Chinese never asked for a cut
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@faraiwe@mastodon.social 2024-03-07 01:20
@rustyshelf@mastodon.social reminder that Apple never *invented* nor even *produces* any iphones. Jobs visited a chinese tech fair and selected it.
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@zym@social.zym.lol 2024-03-07 01:38
@rustyshelf@mastodon.social not to mention limiting AirDrops for everyone to 10 mins because Hong Kong protestors were using it to spread their message
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@s20@easymode.im 2024-03-07 02:56
@rustyshelf@mastodon.social in fairness, China's requests don't risk Apple's app revenue.
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@neatchee@urusai.social 2024-03-07 03:25
@rustyshelf@mastodon.social China govt has teeth and will destroy Apple's production capacity if they push back. This is a direct threat to their business and thus something called "fiduciary responsibility" kicks in and literally requires their leadership to act in the interest of shareholders The EU has no teeth. They have no way to hurt Apple enough without producing huge backlash. Once again "fiduciary responsibility" dictates that Apple do whatever they can to maximize shareholder profit, which means pushing back when they know they can It sucks but until the EU figures out a way to really hold Apple's feet to the fire, the law requires this response