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Apple CEO Tim Cook Auctions Charity Lunch at Apple Park
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It's not that Tim Cook is saying, "having lunch with me is worth $100K", I'm not sure whether you're setting that up as a strawman. People don't pay that kind of money as a "fair purchase price" for a bit of Tim's time, they do it because it's for a good cause. It's not arrogance. It's the folks running the auction who are saying, "we've seen these kinds of items going for prices in that ballpark in the past". Apple donating 1 billion to charity would likely raise serious complaints from stockholders. And neither you nor I know how much Tim Cook donates personally to charity, he doesn't exactly announce it.
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Leave it to the torches and pitchforks crowd in the MacRumors forums to vomit their self-righteous bitterness all over somebody doing a good thing for charity.
I agree. I wonder how much the winner really cares about meeting Tim Cook compared to "Hey, look how rich I am!" I bet there are a lot of less affluent people where meeting Cook would mean the world to them.
People could donate that directly.
All the fuzz and buzz is overhead aimed to sustain the positive newsflow managed by spindocters, to prominents who need continuous attention to feed their self-esteem, so to say: conditioned egoism
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his lunch auction value keeps dropping. I think in a year or two i may throw in a bid for $100
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wow when are you going?
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wow when are you going?
http://bfy.tw/BYV8
(be sure it would be in the financial reporting if more than 1% of earnings => so it ain't)
As I explained, this is merely about personal profiling than money.
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So, in another words, you are deflecting away from what Citysnaps asked you. Your link you provided is useless and doesn't even open.
You still have not provided a number. Please answer my question.
I am not feeling the slightest obligation towards you.
And why would I ?
As Apple is obliged to report substantial amounts, it would be in the financial reporting system if more than 1% of earnings => so it ain't. So I stand by my statement.
Go have lunch with Tim and ask him.
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You made a strong assertion about Apple's charitable giving. Was genuinely curious if your claim was based on fact, or if you were just making stuff up.
With respect to your assertion on required reporting, help me out with the maths... Is 1% of 2016 earnings substantial?
I would love to chat with mr Cook in person and give him some free advice 
Seen the pace of products lately, he needs some.
Seen the pace of products lately, he needs some.
Lol...and your post isn't sanctimonious? Making *a joke* about what I'd say to Tim means I hate charity and am a self righteous tool...
I own an iPhone, iPad, and Apple TV. Hopefully one day I'll come back to a MBP.
1% of $240 Billion would seem substantial to me (= half of all European 3rd world aid combined)
(using pre-tax numbers here as Apple would be seek to deduct or avoid tax anyway)
Keep in mind that Apple PR is a good news factory, so any amount to be considered impressive would probably proudly be published. The fact that they don't reveal it, says a lot.
To be frank, Cook personally did make several claims of amounts that he would donate if he dies.
Apple's Tim Cook to donate his fortune to charity - Mar. 27, 2015
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I've never seen one in person lol. You know why no one uses the "selling like hot cakes" anymore? Hot cake sales tanked many moon ago