After reading his book, I'd be inclined to agree with you.
Steve was a real arsehole. (Don't blame me haters.. I didn't write the book).
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Apple and Employees Give $2.6 Million to Charity Through Donation Matching Program
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Steve was a real arsehole. (Don't blame me haters.. I didn't write the book).
One of your favorite stories. But without the reason why Jobs did not push for corporate philanthropy, you are just throwing FUD against the wall.
Yes, and on top of this, apple even plans to MATCH that potential with their own donations (the 1+1 program!)
I guess the Red program was fake to all your people who are saying Apple never donated anything when Steve was around.
Kudos Apple.
I'm all for companies who give back to the community or to charities. A matching policy is great.
As for those people who think Apple should not donate, I'm pretty sure theres a high percentage that think Apple shouldn't give benefits / bonuses etc to their employees - anything extra than a salary.
I'm all for companies who give back to the community or to charities. A matching policy is great.
As for those people who think Apple should not donate, I'm pretty sure theres a high percentage that think Apple shouldn't give benefits / bonuses etc to their employees - anything extra than a salary.
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does not change the fact that SJ killed it right off the bat with a promise to bring it back.
Like it or not that is the truth. He made a promised and never completed it.
It is easy for an outsider to tell other people what to do with their money.
Why do you think is it that companies have to give anything at all?
Because they are nice or have money?
Please read up on the purpose of a business.
It is not to help everybody out there. Many charity cases due to government failed policies.
Apple employs a ton of people. They pay taxes (what is legally necessary), FICA, Social security unemployment., plus, plus plus.......
So, on a percentage basis how much of your income do you donate and how often?
What a narrow minded viewpoint without knowing all the stuff they do that isn't in their shareholders report.
By your standards they might as well take that matching money back.
Jeez!
1) That argument is a logical fallacy.
2) Even so, I bet you'd have a hard time finding someone on this forum who gave as little as Apple.
Apple made $14 billion profit in 2010. The $1.3 million was really just for two months that the program has been going, so we can extrapolate about $8 million a year (hopefully more if the program grows). That figures to be 0.06%. So if someone making $50,000 a year donated 0.06%, they would donate a measly $30 in the space of one year.
Yep. I'm sure you've never changed your mind after a decade. But, again, the important thing is why if you are going to judge to morality of the decision.
(And we'll ignore the fact that it did come back, so the promise was actually kept.)
You do realize Apple isn't a single entity? All of its assets (including cash) is owned by stock holders. So when you and others attack them, you aren't attacking Apple, you are attacking every single person who has an investment with them either directly or indirectly through diversified investments.
You also never answered my question and further proved my point about the hypocrisy of your argument. Apple makes more than me so THEY should donate. Not me! I don't have enough!
People like you always blame people who make more than you. You are always better than people who make more because you clearly made a personal choice to earn less money for the good of society.
Creating jobs did benefit lots of people who might have otherwise needed charity. That's the best kind of charity, turning a person into someone who doesn't need charity anymore.
Maybe you didn't understand what I wrote about the logical fallacy? Please go back a reread.
And if it makes you happy, I assure you I donated more than 0.06% of my yearly income just in the last couple weeks.
Is that all they game, really, how little what that all so many employees where willing to dish out.
I rather they had gone with Steve vision and not given anything to anyone, after all its about bringing out products I like and the Stock Holders. I am sure the employees can give more if they really care about these organization I was expecting something like 10 or 20 million, not such a poultry limited caring.
I rather they had gone with Steve vision and not given anything to anyone, after all its about bringing out products I like and the Stock Holders. I am sure the employees can give more if they really care about these organization I was expecting something like 10 or 20 million, not such a poultry limited caring.
this is a nice program, but to be honest it would be great to see much more charitable giving from Apple.
with their profits, what about 100 million to charity in a year?
just saying...
with their profits, what about 100 million to charity in a year?
just saying...
I'm a shareholder and, yes, I'd like for them to give some money away.
a) It's good PR. People could stop saying what an uncharitable company they are.
b) It's a nice thing to do.
Incredibly some shareholders like to see the company they own a part of do charitable things.
I am sure the employees can give more if they really care about these organization I was expecting something like 10 or 20 million, not such a poultry limited caring.
Not fair, poultry are quite generous
I did understand. You could have given more, I'm sure. But it's never you, always someone else that must give more.
From another thread about this program:
Now the reality: A program like this is not about charity at all. It is about making a company a better place to work at and making the employees feel good about the company, by showing the employees that the company is behind them when they are doing something good. The fact that money goes to good causes is just a welcome side effect.
If you understood, you wouldn't have restated the fallacya fallacy that you are STILL restating.
Might I suggest this: Fallacy
And again this: Tu quoque or the appeal to hypocrisy
hate to be big headed but i gave $1000 to oxfam as my new years resolution this year. that's roughly 2% of my income.