Apple donated when the earthquake hit Japan. They donated for Hurricane Sandy. You can say it's an investment, but it's not kissing China's ***.
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Apple Donates $8 Million to Chinese Earthquake Victims
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Apple donated when the earthquake hit Japan. They donated for Hurricane Sandy. You can say it's an investment, but it's not kissing China's ***.
"How can we spin this generosity into something negative" -- all the Apple Haters and they are legion.
"Oh -- well,... it's not enough!" will surely be tops!
Apple, well done.
"Oh -- well,... it's not enough!" will surely be tops!
Apple, well done.
My thoughts exactly. I find myself avoiding the comments more and more when it comes to posts like this. It's a shame since this is a FORUM.
YEAH... Marketing. None of those higher-ups care about people at all... it's just about making money and looking good.
Kilamite -- yours was a very lame comment.
This is exactly what this is. Apple sees China as its Golden Goose, but the Chinese government is hellbent on publicly bashing Apple. This is nothing more than a nice little bribe. And I wonder how they came up with $8 million. Why not 10, why not 50?
Its funny huh? The same people who will defend the big
if Android is mentioned and are probably in love with their iPhones, are the same who tear Apple apart because of this donation.
You're thinking Bill Gates, not Microsoft. The two are no longer one and the same.
Glad to see a human gesture - namely the Apple-store employees who've been directed to help those in need, and the donation of computers to schools.
China already makes billions of dollars every year by helping Apple make billions of dollars every year - via Apple hardware manufacturing.
It's called "business."
YEAH... Marketing. None of those higher-ups care about people at all... it's just about making money and looking good.
Kilamite -- yours was a very lame comment.
Yes of course, you had drinks with Tim yesterday and today you were having lunch with Jon Ivy and both of them told you they don't care about people at all.
You on the other hand, you donated half your paycheck on Friday, volunteered at the soup kitchen last night, and posted this from your iPhone while building a habitat for humanity.
Aren't you awsome and everyone else is evil
So, how much has Samsung, Google, Dell, and all the others kicked in to help?
Maybe they're just not advertising it on their website's front page.
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As someone deftly pointed out to me, Foxconn is a Taiwanese company, not Chinese. Maybe China's not making as much as you think.
$8,000,000 cash, volunteers from their own workforce, and unspecified free hardware devices. Apple, you heartless bastards! <sarcasm>
Seriously, is it possible for some of you to stop being such snarky, sniveling jerks? I mean, it's $8,000,000!!
Seriously, is it possible for some of you to stop being such snarky, sniveling jerks? I mean, it's $8,000,000!!
Makes me wonder why they never donate to...hmm... let say Ethiopia
Apple donated to Sandy too and collected money on behalf of Katrina victims... and the United States is a very wealthy country...
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Shows how much you know about Chinese culture or China.
8 is a lucky number.
Well according to the Techinasia.com article this came from, Samsung not only donated prior to Apple but for more (Not by much). So I guess Apple is the copycat eh?
Why are you trying to turn this into some charity epeen contest and bringing Samsung up? Oh that is right... gotta sate that hatred hard-on you have for Samsung and Koreans right?
Side note, I find it amusing that the comments for this Article are made up of 48% "Apple R Cheapskatez!" and 48% "People calling Apple R Cheapskatez suxx0rz"... the rest of the comments are from people who aren't ridiculous internet personas.
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Good job, Apple. Help other countries when in need but don't help your own country when there's a disaster.
I know you dislike Apple but you might want to do some research before you post
.https://www.macrumors.com/2012/11/0...merican-red-cross-for-hurricane-sandy-relief/
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-57370922-37/apple-ceo-tim-cook-donates-$100-million-to-charity/
Completely agree. It used to be nice posting here, but the editors (and yes, it is the editors) have baited people so much that its just a sea of hate. Link bate comes at a cost, it kills your community.
The funny thing about your posts in this thread are that you are quick to correct someone when Apple is compared to Microsoft (vs Gates) and yet immediately go to slam Samsung for potentially copying Apple by DONATING to a worthy cause.
First of all - as been mentioned. They already gave.
Second - Please let me know when giving to those in need is something to criticize - regardless of what company is doing it. If every tech company followed suit - whether it was Apple, Samsung, Google, HTC or whoever hgave "first" (as if that matters) that's a good thing. Not something to mock.