Apple CEO Tim Cook Auctions Apple HQ Charity Lunch for Fourth Year in a Row

[yaxomoxay]

I wouldn't pay $100,000 to have lunch with anyone. I don't care who you are.

You would not be paying for lunch. The $100K is just an excuse, like a gala, or a regular dinner, or a silent auction, or anything else done for fundraising. It's just a way to "advertise" the need.
And if you're a shark, you're going to squeeze any cent you can from those $100K.
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Mr. Cook may be a great guy, but, like... What do you talk about for one hour after he knows you just shelled out half a mill for lunch? Geeze.

If you're someone that can afford this "lunch" you just need to ask Tim a question: Do you know anyone that could help me with this problem? It's called networking, and up there it is the most important of things.

 

[_mdavenport]

That would be an interesting lunch.

"No really Tim, where the hell are the Skylake MBP's?"

 

[citysnaps]

Hey that's great. Lunch with a powerful CEO that only the mega Rich can afford. Awesome. Good plan.

A real shame the money raised going to charity is lost on you.

 

[MaulRx]

I'll wait for the lunch S next year.

 

[Cyberpower678]

I'll wait for the lunch S next year.

But isn't this the iLunch 2S? Are you waiting for the 3S?

 

[bollman]

2013: $610000
2014: $330001
2015: $200000
2016: $120000?
2017: $70000
2018: $35000
2019: $20000
2020: $10000
2021: $7000
2022: $5000
2023: $3000
2024: $1000
2025: $600
2026: $500 - I'm in!
2027: $300
2028: $200
2029: $100
2030: Free lunch!
2031: Tim will start to pay you to have lunch with him!

 

[CFreymarc]

Do the macrumors basshats not understand how charity auctions work?

I have been in progress figuring out the demographics of MacRumors member for a while. So far, it is 10% successful career professional, 30% related professionals, 50% students / fanboys and 10% pure trolls.
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2013: $610000
2014: $330001
2015: $200000
2016: $120000?
2017: $70000
2018: $35000
2019: $20000
2020: $10000
2021: $7000
2022: $5000
2023: $3000
2024: $1000
2025: $600
2026: $500 - I'm in!
2027: $300
2028: $200
2029: $100
2030: Free lunch!
2031: Tim will start to pay you to have lunch with him!

2020: Tim resigns as Apple CEO into the la-la land of various tech boards, advising and speech
2030: Tim moves into retirement and private life

 

[MasterRyu2011]

hOpefully Apple is matching whatever amount the highest bidder is paying.

 

[Goatllama]

We should all team up on Kickstarter or something and send two representatives from MacRumors.

I have been in progress figuring out the demographics of MacRumors member for a while. So far, it is 10% successful career professional, 30% related professionals, 50% students / fanboys and 10% pure trolls.

MacRumors is 100% Apple Experts!

 

[mdelvecchio]

Nothing really groundbreaking has come out of Apple since 2010. People see that, realize that that was about when Tim took over full time, and conclude that Apple's success since 2010 was nothing but momentum.

hmm yeah expect the world's best-selling phones, tablets, and computers. and the ability to eat ALL profits in the industry. oh and highest consumer ratings. yeah Apple totally sucks bigtime, still riding on 2010 momentum, 6 years later....tots.

riiight

 

[nebo1ss]

I would totally have lunch with Tim Cook if i was paid $100,000.

 

[Edd.Dantes]

They should auction 1 punch to Johhny Ive's face. Millions would be raised. Points would be made...

"It's pronounced "Uh-lume-an-um", you anorexic device designing, bald, knight!"
*punch*, right in the kisser.
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hmm yeah expect the world's best-selling phones, tablets, and computers. and the ability to eat ALL profits in the industry. oh and highest consumer ratings. yeah Apple totally sucks bigtime, still riding on 2010 momentum, 6 years later....tots.

riiight

You are one of the people that blindly equate profit margin with innovation or success. Steve Jobs sold out years before his death but at least he was still soft balling some hits in. Now, they do nothing. Maybe you don't know the history of Apple. Steve was no saint but at least there was more happening under him. Now, it's all about the stock holders. Do some historical research before dismissing someone's sadness over what we have now.

 

[CFreymarc]

We should all team up on Kickstarter or something and send two representatives from MacRumors.

MacRumors is 100% Apple Experts!

Dumber things have happened on Kickstarter. The Potato Salad guy takes the cake for me.

 

[dannyyankou]

I wouldn't pay $100,000 to have lunch with anyone. I don't care who you are.

If someone had $50 million it would be 0.2% of their wealth. It's worth it for those people.

 

[patent10021]

Wonder how much the bid would be at now if it was SJ. Serious question.

 

[Benjamin Frost]

"Hello, Auction Winner."
"Hello, Mr. Cook."
"What would you like to talk about?"
"What is Apple going to do for the next five years?"
"..."
"Thanks for the lunch."
"Pleasure. Bye."

 

[oplix]

Only if he shows me the Schwartz

 

[ps45]

He should really raffle off this lunch for $10 a ticket, but allow people to buy an unlimited number of tickets.

 

[CFreymarc]

If someone had $50 million it would be 0.2% of their wealth. It's worth it for those people.

With a portfolio that size, you wouldn't need to spend a dime to meet Tim. There are plenty of private clubs where Tim talks business over cocktails.

This auction is for "wanna be" and "poser rich" of the type you see in ultra malls (Rodeo Drive, Santana Row, etc.) that look it but don't have it. They have the big car, the nice clothes, walk the walk and talk the talk.

However, they are over a million in debt. At the end of the day, they park the leased car in a security garage, change out of the nice outfit into street clothes, get a ride-share to the small apartment, eat a cheap meal and scheme how to make it big. When invited to big ritzy functions that you need to drop a big dime, you are suddenly "unavailable" never to drop the charade.

These guys either burn out trying, give it up or find their score. Classic Gold Rush culture. I bet the winner of this auction takes out a loan to make the meeting with Tim.

I'll take a biker bar hanging with off duty strippers talking about these fake guys over a few drinks. That guy in leather with the custom Harley down the rail from me is a start-up director doing a half-million a year.

 

[Bubba Satori]

Here's a better idea for a lunch with Tim.
Have Tim invite a homeless person to lunch.
Tim donates $1 billion of Apple's loot to help house the homeless
in one of America's most unaffordable cities for housing and help
alleviate the housing crisis caused in large part by Silicon Valley.

https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=homeless+in+silicon+valley

 

[Rafagon]

If I had $200K to give to a charity, I would just go ahead and do it, and skip the lunch with Tim Cook.

I’d probably enjoy lunch better with a Genius from an Apple Store. I bet they have much better stories to tell about all the stupidity they have to deal with… both from customers and from management
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Hey that's great. Lunch with a powerful CEO that only the mega Rich can afford. Awesome. Good plan.

Whatever the auction ends up at, Tim Cook should match it. Out of his own pocket.

Then double the cash could be given to charity.

 

[CFreymarc]

If I had $200K to give to a charity, I would just go ahead and do it, and skip the lunch with Tim Cook.

I’d probably enjoy lunch better with a Genius from an Apple Store. I bet they have much better stories to tell about all the stupidity they have to deal with… both from customers and from management

There is a good book out there of the title "Confessions from the Apple Genius Bar" begging to get out. Get a bunch of Genius Bar stories from the ridiculous, to the stupid, to the caring. Compile them in a dozen or so chapters and get it out.

 

[DevNull0]

2031: Tim will start to pay you to have lunch with him!

He'll be the crazy old guy at a bus stop ranting at anyone he can force to listen to him.

 

[macs4nw]

I wouldn't pay $100,000 to have lunch with anyone. I don't care who you are.

Because you don't have $100,000 to spare

 

[Junior117]

Man, this guy REALLY likes charities (not knocking on that, but I'm just saying).

Wow. The Cookie Monster has already bid $110,000 for this.

I'm pretty sure Cookie Monster made the cookies in the commercial in order to share them with Tim Cook.

Funny how this works out.
I wouldn't want to have a one on one lunch with my CEO if I was PAID $300.
I might do it for $500.

Mr. Cook may be a great guy, but, like... What do you talk about for one hour after he knows you just shelled out half a mill for lunch? Geeze.

I have one: Autism, and how to better support them and their families (or at least, I can talk for hours about that topic, because,... well, I have Autism). There's also how to get more women into tech (I'm pretty deeply invested in that subject, too). We could speculate where the future of technology is going (I've done it before with a bunch of people). There's also how to improve Windows (I've got lots of ideas, but I don't think he would be interested to hear. XD).

There: I thought of four things in three minutes. I'm not saying that they won't be boring topics, but they're not really boring for me. Now to top that amount...