Hear, hear!
And one can do good too when there isn’t a disaster. Indeed, not always about money.
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Apple Donating $1 Million to American Red Cross as Hurricane Florence Makes Landfall in North Carolina
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Hear, hear!
And one can do good too when there isn’t a disaster. Indeed, not always about money.
Apple can’t do it all on their own, can they? If all the Fortune 500 companies donated $1,000,000, that would be $500 million. Maybe someone on MR forums is smart enough to figure out why this isn’t happening.
It is said, no good deed goes unpunished. But I think Apple ignores those who complain about them.
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'You gotta spend money to make money... those good people are gonna need new phones! Iphone!' ~ Timothy Crook
This tells me that you’ve never been at the receiving end of a large fundraiser for an important cause, either local or national.
When you raise money you do NOT care about the % you get out of the donor’s bank account. You care about the actual value you receive, and you apply it to your needs. If you need to pay for $1M worth of blankets, you do not care if Apple is giving you 100% or 0.0001% of their worth. You care about the $1M itself. Also, you do not care if the $1M comes from 100 individuals or 1. Obviously, you wish for more money, but at the end of the day you know what you need and you know what you get. That’s how it works.
You also think that $1M is nothing. Well, it’s $1M. In fundraisers even $1 is a good amount, especially if it builds over time across multiple actors. No non-profit initiative is entitled to receive a single penny by anyone. No single fundraiser is entitled to receive what it needs by any one individual.
I think that much is like doing you know what in the wind....
The damage will costs multiple millions at least, they can give iPhones to those in need as they lose everything.
Still a million is better then nothing and be used to help, would be good if all the big corps followed suite then it would make an impact.
The damage will costs multiple millions at least, they can give iPhones to those in need as they lose everything.
Still a million is better then nothing and be used to help, would be good if all the big corps followed suite then it would make an impact.
You're free to buy your Lightning to 3.5mm jack anywhere you want or you can use the included Lightning earbuds. Many manufacturers make adapters now and some even cost less than the $9 you mention.
Which is too bad. This “bash the donor that mentions the donation” mentality should stop ASAP. While certainly one should feel superior, a simple “I donated $1 to this worthy cause, you can do it too.” works wonders to spread the message and remind people about a cause.
You have misunderstood everything I've said. I hope this doesn't cause you too much disappointment, but I am not scoffing at $1 million. I am saying that broadcasting the donation of $1 million is shameless. Because it is not enough of a donation to warrant publicizing by the CEO of such a rich company. Apple gets more in PR from this donation than anyone else benefits. $1 million is nothing to scoff at. It's also nothing for Apple to crow about.
See my post above to another user.
This is insane, bashing someone for spreading a simple message. And heck no, I don’t even like Tim Cook.
Please provide a list of all these other companies who have donated far more money. Then look at the list of companies who donated nothing.
Do you realize that private companies are under no requirement to donate a cent and MOST don't.
It's incredible that someone would act like $1 million is nothing just because they have more money.
I replied to this type of comment a few comments above from here. $1 million is $1 million. Donate it and move on. No need to make a PR stunt out of it. A lot of companies donate and it doesn't get sent out by the CEO, but then Apple couldn't waste that donation could they.
I'm speechless and completely dumbfounded by your logic. So I guess Lebron James shouldn't have opened up his school because he only donated a "fraction" of his overall wealth to get it started? Sorry kids, tough luck but say good-bye to your hopes and dreams as this was all just a cheap PR stunt.
You are right, the Red Cross should just send that money back to Apple and tell them they don't want it because Apple could have donated more. Likewise, everyone donating $10, $25 or $50 to the Red Cross could probably also donate more so the Red Cross should refuse all those donations as well (who doesn't waste more than $50 a year on coffee, beer or McDonalds?). Red Cross, just send all the money back - that will teach all those greedy donors!!!
Good on Apple for setting a good example. Stay safe, everyone in that region.
Apples and oranges comparison.I'm speechless and completely dumbfounded by your logic. So I guess Lebron James shouldn't have opened up his school because he only donated a "fraction" of his overall wealth to get it started? Sorry kids, tough luck but say good-bye to your hopes and dreams as this was all just a cheap PR stunt.
But seriously, Apple did not have to give anything. But for that paltry donation, they shoulda kept it on the low down. When news of the act surfaces later, everyone be like "nice one mate". But virtue signalling being all the rage and that.....
But then they wouldn't be able to put out a press release patting themselves on the back, knowing that MacRumors will give it front page attention.
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Not at all.
This is a donation, something that is not expected, and without any service rendered in return.
Donate $1 to your local library/shelter/school/whatever, they will be grateful.
For the same reason people make a big deal about a homeless person giving their last $20 to someone else in need. I would expect most to have more admiration and respect for that homeless person then Tim Cook or Apple considering the amount given in relation to the position they're in. But hey ONE MILLLLLLLION dollars.
It is entirely your choice to be cynical about anyone’s intentions to donate.
To me a more positive outlook would be that if it only encourages five other companies to do the same then it would have had a great benefit to a good cause.
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If Apple didn't advertise it people would bitch and moan that Apple isn't donating at all. Something that is being overlooked here is that Apple does this all the time... This one incident is "only" one million.... But they do this routinely... They cant just go around tossing around $10 million every time there is a natural disaster..