[raw_anon_1111]

I still like their hardware. But let’s not pretend that there is any part of Trump’s body that he won’t kiss and sell out his customers for. If Trump asked Cook to put a backdoor in iPhones or impose tariffs on Apple, Cook would do it in a minute

[JKCalhoun]

My Mother Night hope is that Cook publicly shows obsequiousness only so that in private he can hold the line on backdoors, etc.

I know, I'm living in a fantasy world in my head.

[nozzlegear]

Cook couldn't personally put that backdoor in himself though. There would (presumably) be Apple employees who would blow the whistle if they received such a command.

[raw_anon_1111]

In today’s market? You see how many tech workers have shut up about protesting every little thing inside large companies with all of the layoffs happening?

I have been cocky for 30 heads with the thought that I could always find a job quickly - and have even in 2023 (3 offers within 2 weeks) after being Amazoned and in 2024 (just replied to one recruiter the day after a layoff). But even I shut up and keep my head down these days. As long as we ain’t killing kids, I am not saying anything.

[nozzlegear]

That's a good point. I'm lucky enough to be self employed, and I tell myself that if I were ever in the position to blow the whistle at a corporate or government job I'd do it in a heartbeat. But what we tell ourselves in our head and what we do when our family's livelihood is on the line aren't always the same.

[int_19h]

> As long as we ain’t killing kids

Even that level of non-involvement is getting increasingly difficult with anything Big Tech given their IDF involvement, although Apple might just be a rare exception.