[sneak]

Now Tim Apple has gotta call up Trump and remind him he donated to the inauguration fund and is getting fucked by the tariffs (and furthermore has to spend many billions to hedge against what the USA is going to need to do in Taiwan) and get him to threaten the appellate judge.

[naruhodo]

It will be interesting to see if Mr Apple has more spine than Mr Amazon, who acceded to Trump's demand not to show customers how much the tariffs were costing them.

My feeling is that these guys who showed up to the inauguration of a self-professed "dictator on day one" might be a little light on backbone, if not moral fortitude.

[TheOtherHobbes]

"It's our best moral position ever, with 110% more wealth extraction over our previous models. We know you're gonna love it."

[sneak]

I don’t think it has anything to do with backbone or fortitude. You can’t fight city hall.

Neither Bezos nor Cook has an army (or a CIA). Trump does. They are not playing the same game.

All private wealth, and businesses, and cash flows exist only at the pleasure of the state.

[zitsarethecure]

I don't know if you are joking and I think it says a lot that I can't tell.

[xbmcuser]

They already are why do you think Zuckerberg etc were sucking up to Trump and complaining about trade restrictions and barriers in Europe.