The 1 million donation did nothing to help turn the US into an oligarchy. It was just a formality. It was the voters and Musk who did that.
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Oligarchy or not, voters and Musk have NOTHING to do with Apple and Cook donations.
Tom
I think you need to re-read my post. I never said anything of the kind.Oligarchy or not, voters and Musk have NOTHING to do with Apple and Cook donations.
Tom
You did say voters and Musk turned the US into an oligarchy. The US may be many things; voters, Apple, Cook, and Musk are free to agree, disagree, and make donations (with limits) as they please. I disagree with what you did say about ANYONE turning the US into an oligarchy. Power rests with many and varied disagreeing groups and individuals. The level of disagreement allowed is an indicator.
Tom
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And exactly that could change very rapidly under this new government. Just my humble opinion.
Elsewhere at MR, there's this story
Gurman: Apple Stores Receiving 'Merchandise' Updates Next Week
Apple's retail stores will be rolling out "merchandise/floor marketing updates" next week, according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman. ...
www.macrumors.com
I noted there that the M4 MacBook Air would be an exciting start to the New Year!
It's unlikely to happen, however. As explained in the article, what's expected is this:
“…next week is around the time that Apple rolls out its annual Black Unity watch band for the Apple Watch.
In each of the past four years, Apple has announced a Black Unity campaign in the second half of January, and this has typically included a new Apple Watch band, Apple Watch face, and iPhone wallpaper featuring the colors of the Pan-African flag.”
Hmm…
What will the $1 Million Man say about a “Black Unity” band and the Pan-African flag?! 😀
I'm pretty sure the current administration couldn't care less about anything that doesn't cost the government/ taxpayer anything. Private companies are still free to carry on whatever unfunded DEI programs, watchbands, watch faces, and wallpapers they desire. It's all up to corporate decisions...And what does the man he donated a million dollars to think about this?
Tom
All The Major Companies And Orgs Dumping Their DEI Programs (Full List)
Following Trump's lead, organizations including Walmart, Lowe’s and Meta have announced they would scale back their commitments to diversity, equity and inclusion programs.
www.forbes.com
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Relatively speaking, about as much "ouch" as Cook dropping Starbucks Venti Matcha Latte pocket change... 🤣money well spent
Tom
You do realize he's worth over 2500 million... Although no where near Musk or Bezo's pockets, disagree all you want; Cook won't miss one million. Certainly not "ouch" range.
Tom
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