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Apple CEO Tim Cook Calls For Unity in Memo to Staff Following Trump Victory

the8thark said:
Garbage like what TC just said is part of the reason why Trump got elected. The pubic are sick of the rich elite running the show without putting the neds of everyone first.

TC needs to either play politics or be CEO of Apple. Not both. TC trying to do both as well as support Clinton was not going to help Apple at all.
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Yes, because Trump, the billionaire businessman, cares about everyone else

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I just wanted to say "thanks" to the MacRumors team for keeping politics out of your news feed. I read this site for Mac related & tech stuff. Most other tech blogs became highly political and strayed from there mission. I have news and political news feed for that. You guys did a great job limiting it to stories like this one that are revenant to the Mac universe.
 
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freediverx said:
I agree with the sentiment, but wishing for something doesn't make it any more realistic to do so. There's no way that Apple can manufacture products like the iPhone in the US. Our country long ago gave up its leadership in manufacturing and we simply don't have the capacity to produce most Apple products at the speeds, volumes, and quality levels Apple gets from companies in China. Even if Apple could magically teleport a Foxcon manufacturing facility to the US, I doubt many Americans would be willing to do that sort of work for that sort of pay. Conversely, if those hypothetical workers were paid decent wages, an iPhone would cost $2000.
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Apple and Foxconn already have a US presence. My Mac was made there.
 
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bob24 said:
As an outsider (not a US citizen or resident) I find it either comical or worrying that he feels like there is a need to do that.

There was an election and a candidate has been selected. Some people are happy about it, other aren't (welcome to democracy, the first group needs to know it doesn't mean everyone things like them, and the second one needs to accept their ideology is not the winning one this time).

If people on both sides can't ignore politics in the workplace there is a serious lack of maturity and professional skills on their part. And if they are already ignoring it, what does a CEO need to send this kind of message to his employees?
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Look at next US president. I'd say there is lack of a lot of things.
 
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Lesser Evets said:
Timmy took 30 minutes away from doing real work, like improving the Mac line, to write a worthless letter.

I wonder if he sits in his office all day trying to justify his position.
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I'd say that making sure the staff is happy and works together is far from "worthless." That's why you're not a CEO. You really think they are in there designing the hardware? Do you think Steve Jobs did?
 
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Kaibelf said:
"Shuts so many people out" how? It's completely plausible that you simply weren't the best candidate for the job at hand. Guess what? No one owes you anything, and never did.

As for those people you seem to be incapable of not attacking for using their constitutional right to complain, don't forget that they actually made up more of the popular vote. Therefore, maybe you should work on your approach if you want the half of the country you LOST to care about you.
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Maybe we would care a little more if we weren't immediately labeled things like bigots, racists, and uneducated.
 
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Well - he will be looking after the elite won't he?

Did he not say tax cuts for the rich?

Failed trickle down economics.


the8thark said:
Garbage like what TC just said is part of the reason why Trump got elected. The pubic are sick of the rich elite running the show without putting the neds of everyone first.

TC needs to either play politics or be CEO of Apple. Not both. TC trying to do both as well as support Clinton was not going to help Apple at all.
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freediverx said:
I agree with the sentiment, but wishing for something doesn't make it any more realistic to do so. There's no way that Apple can manufacture products like the iPhone in the US. Our country long ago gave up its leadership in manufacturing and we simply don't have the capacity to produce most Apple products at the speeds, volumes, and quality levels Apple gets from companies in China. Even if Apple could magically teleport a Foxcon manufacturing facility to the US, I doubt many Americans would be willing to do that sort of work for that sort of pay. Conversely, if those hypothetical workers were paid decent wages, an iPhone would cost $2000.
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They are the largest company in the world. Theh could do a lot more to create jobs and revenue for the state of CA and the country.

The attitude you take is the real problem in the first place. How can we even compete with China?.
 
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DrewDaHilp1 said:
How'd that fundraiser work out Tim? Did it go the way you thought it would? No? Perhaps you should lead Apple, stay out of politics unless it's regarding the governments over reaching attempts to weaken iOS security. If you haven't noticed Tim you recently just got out Appled by Microsoft.
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Well, Paul Ryan was elected, wasn't he? Also, sorry, but EVERY citizen has a right to participate in political discussion if they choose. It's not your place to decide who is and isn't allowed to practice their citizenship.
 
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Kaibelf said:
"Shuts so many people out" how? It's completely plausible that you simply weren't the best candidate for the job at hand. Guess what? No one owes you anything, and never did.

As for those people you seem to be incapable of not attacking for using their constitutional right to complain, don't forget that they actually made up more of the popular vote. Therefore, maybe you should work on your approach if you want the half of the country you LOST to care about you.
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What are you going on about? I'm anti-Trump. What I'm talking about is the NEO-LIBERALISM of Clinton and the Democratic Party being a complete FAILURE. Bernie Sanders could have won, because he was a true progressive who would have fought for all, and not let Trump use his rhetoric to pull people over to him.
 
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Kaibelf said:
Well, Paul Ryan was elected, wasn't he? Also, sorry, but EVERY citizen has a right to participate in political discussion if they choose. It's not your place to decide who is and isn't allowed to practice their citizenship.
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No where have I have said that they don't have an option to exercise their Rights. I suggested Tim Cook stick to Apple issues. He can politic all he wants, but he should make it clear that he is doing so as Tim Cook, not Tim Cook CEO of Apple.
 
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Kaibelf said:
"Shuts so many people out" how? It's completely plausible that you simply weren't the best candidate for the job at hand. Guess what? No one owes you anything, and never did.

As for those people you seem to be incapable of not attacking for using their constitutional right to complain, don't forget that they actually made up more of the popular vote. Therefore, maybe you should work on your approach if you want the half of the country you LOST to care about you.
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Nothing of what you wrote had anything to do with the post to which you responded. Read it again, then rephrase your answer accordingly.

Hint: "...from an economic standpoint..."
 
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I just feel sort of sad knowing that the CEO of one of the largest companies in the world felt the need to write such an email in the first place. Have we really become so soft that somebody needs to give us instructions on how to deal with the setbacks and disappointments life seems to hand out to all?
 
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iapplelove said:
I'm totally against Trumps back door talk..clearly he misspoke and didn't know all the technical facts, and shut his mouth quick.

But I agree with Apple bringing some jobs back to the US. They don't even store their globs of cash here, they bank overseas to avoid the higher tax penalties.

They don't make a single idevice in the states, they probsbly don't make anything here anymore except for a few Macs. It's shameful to be honest.
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Is it?

What are the reasons for them manufacturing overseas?

Ar you saying it would be just as easy for them to manufacture the iPhone in the US as it is to manufacture in China?
 
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BoneDaddy said:
Soon we're gonna see a Macbook Pro, Hillary edition. I will be blue, and leave you hanging, in the time you need it most. It will be excellent at permanently deleting you emails, and the only keys that will not work well will be the S, J, and W. The slogan will be "grab the apple by the poosy". It will come with a card game called "the victim card", and will Trump all MBPs before it.
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With a commemorative cleaning cloth.
 
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