[392c91e8165b]

Well, that's a relief. I was worried about the possibility that a fraction of Apple's workforce would not accept the results of the election.

OK, sorry for the sarcasm; please allow me to restate my point without sarcasm:

this memo reflects badly on Cook, IMHO: CEOs should be focused and more importantly should keep their workforce focused on the corporation's mission.

[_gfrc]

This is what he does. He tells them to move forward and focus on the company's mission.

[392c91e8165b]

That's fair. I now wish I had resisted the temptation to post something sarcastic.

Is the following comment any better than my previous one?

The greatest cultural strength of the US IMHO is the belief, which used to be widespread, that the best way for most people to improve their lives and to improve the world is private enterprise -- action other than political action, in other words. And I consider Apple, Inc, a shining example over the decades of the use of other-than-political action to improve the world.

Cook's memo is a sign that the US is becoming more like France, where almost every important action requires national political influence, and the majority of college students want to be civil servants.

Since, at least according to Peter Theil, information technology is the least regulated part of the US economy, it makes me sad to see one of the leaders of the information-technology sector wrapped up in national politics. Unlike for example the heavily-regulated health-care sector, Apple does not need to be concerned with politics to do good work. At least that is what I always thought.

[Jtsummers]

Considering that the IT field, and Apple in particular, has been called on to create backdoors (violating users privacy, weakening their security) by public officials, they definitely do need to be concerned with politics.

[Jtsummers]

You posted this once (I didn't record the username), deleted it, and came back with (I assume) your throwaway account to say almost the exact same thing? At least own it, man.

[WayneBro]

I don't blame him or her given that people around here worship Apple.

[Jtsummers]

Referring to my other post, that's ascribing a viewpoint to all people on this forum that's only held by a portion (and possibly a minority portion). For evidence that many people here don't "worship" Apple, just review the response to the MBP announcement.

PS: I said "man" because I did see the user's original name, assuming this isn't a copycat. He's a man if it's actually the same person.

[WayneBro]

> ...that's ascribing a viewpoint to all people...

Let's read my comment again, shall we?

> I don't blame him or her given that people around here worship Apple.

Where did I say "all people"? Where did I even say "the majority"?

I did not say either one of those. That's because I personally feel that any amount of Apple fans is too many.

Furthermore, your evidence is backwards. The fact that people complained about the new MBP is proof that they wanted to buy one in the first place.