Apple Just Made Its Second-Biggest Acquisition Ever After Beats

[chmania]

77,302,580 people disagree

Oh, you asked every one of them? 😉

 

[chmania]

Anti-Zionism is anti-semitism as has been proven in the attacks on Jews in other Countries.

A Semite is a term referring to peoples who speak or spoke a Semitic language—including Hebrew, Arabic, Amharic, and Aramaic—or who originated from southwestern Asia.

A Zionist is a person who supports the ideology of Zionism, which advocates for the right of the Jewish people to self-determination and the establishment of a Jewish nation-state in their ancestral homeland. Zionists can be Jewish or non-Jewish, as well as religious or secular.

Take your pick!

 

[knappeduivel]

I’m just going to gloss over the main issue with this acquisition

Please don't

 

[Kingcoherent]

Was wondering why on earth an M&A transaction would be flagged as political, then checked the comments 😒

An interesting looking acquisition. Seems overvalued but still perhaps there are very useful applications in these as yet unannounced product lines.

 

[Biro]

Don't forget to block Face ID and some other tech innovations that you use on a daily basis that came from there. 👍

I already do. 😉

 

[breather]

77,302,580 people disagree

well I said "Sane"....

 

[steve333]

A Semite is a term referring to peoples who speak or spoke a Semitic language—including Hebrew, Arabic, Amharic, and Aramaic—or who originated from southwestern Asia.

A Zionist is a person who supports the ideology of Zionism, which advocates for the right of the Jewish people to self-determination and the establishment of a Jewish nation-state in their ancestral homeland. Zionists can be Jewish or non-Jewish, as well as religious or secular.

Take your pick!

That is true, however attacks on Jews in other countries simply because of Israel proves that anti-zionism equals anti-semitism

 

[chmania]

That is true, however attacks on Jews in other countries simply because of Israel proves that anti-zionism equals anti-semitism

Israel proves nothing!

 

[ZiBart]

77,302,580 people disagree

I think it's past tense now. Disagreed is more accurate. I doubt that number is anywhere close today. Without asking every one of them, I bet there is a lot of voter's remorse currently. At least for the centrists, immigrants, and old school republicans. But me commenting from Trump's 51st state, what do I know, "eh"?

I can't for the life of me understand why there are some here and out in the world that associate a government of a country, the same as a culture or religion of an entire ethnicity that's all over the world. Two different things. There are many Jewish people that criticize the Israeli government who are also Israeli, are they also antisemitic? Of course not. On this forum, many times has there been negative comments about "spyware" Chinese companies/products because of the CCP. It's a similar association concern except for different political reasons. IMO, it's a paranoid overreaction for both, especially without proof, but I don't think it's anywhere near antisemitic or anti Chinese people. I'm sure Apple did their research before forking over 2 billion. Israel has been a top tier technology hub for decades. This isn't an odd move by Apple, even though the timing may raise suspicion to some.

 

[steve333]

Israel proves nothing!

What does that even mean?

 

[Fred Zed]

Like it’s been said earlier, if one don’t like it move on. I know I will be. Adios Apple.

 

[Abydos]

speaking of Israel not, I'm not sure if I'm more upset with the possibility of the spurs going down or the hammers going down - either way it will be a new acquisition for the championship

 

[ZiBart]

Like it’s been said earlier, if one don’t like it move on. I know I will be. Adios Apple.

I agree, vote with your wallet for all important issues to you. In this case, I assume you say “adios Apple” because Isreali company acquisition? The other option is Android which has Project Nimbus, Wiz, employee donation matching to IDF. So then what?

 

[ThomasJL]

It shouldn’t come as any surprise that Tim Cook is utterly morally bankrupt to the point where he’s winning to pour billions into a country like Israel that is currently committing a genocide.

Cook is the CEO of a company that was co-founded by an Arab, yet he gives billions to make an acquisition in a country where the phrase “Death to Arabs!” is a popular chant among its populace, and is currently committing a genocide against Arabs.

Steve Jobs is an ethnic Syrian Arab. Jobs’s biological father, Abdulfattah Jandali, was born in Syria—a country where Israel is currently killing innocent civilians in, in order to steal even more land.

So while Apple SJW-CEO Tim Cook’s online virtue signaling words give the false impression that Cook supports racial equality, Cook’s actions show that he is willing to meet with racists who support white supremacy and Jewish supremacy.

Here’s video proof of Cook meeting with that genocidal Israeli war criminal Benjamin Netanyahu at Apple headquarters in Cupertino:

Video of Tim Cook's Lunch Meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Gives Inside Look at Apple HQ

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with Apple CEO Tim Cook for lunch yesterday at Apple HQ in Cupertino, California. Netanyahu is...

www.macrumors.com

 

[I7guy]

It shouldn’t come as any surprise that Tim Cook is utterly morally bankrupt to the point where he’s winning to pour billions into a country like Israel that is currently committing a genocide.

Not enough money is going to Israel. There have a right to defend themselves. But that is separate and apart from a business transaction.

Cook is the CEO of a company that was co-founded by an Arab, yet he gives billions to make an acquisition in a country where the phrase “Death to Arabs!” is a popular chant among its populace, and is currently committing a genocide against Arabs.

There is way too much anti-Semitic verbiage in these threads. B all too easy to blame the Victim and not the aggressor.

Steve Jobs is an ethnic Syrian Arab. Jobs’s biological father, Abdulfattah Jandali, was born in Syria—a country where Israel is currently killing innocent civilians in, in order to steal even more land.

So while Apple SJW-CEO Tim Cook’s online virtue signaling words give the false impression that Cook supports racial equality, Cook’s actions show that he is willing to meet with racists who support white supremacy and Jewish supremacy.

Actually I’m glad cook can do what he does and nothing that is written in these threads change things. Israel has a right to defend herself.

Here’s video proof of Cook meeting with that genocidal Israeli war criminal Benjamin Netanyahu at Apple headquarters in Cupertino:

Video of Tim Cook's Lunch Meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Gives Inside Look at Apple HQ

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with Apple CEO Tim Cook for lunch yesterday at Apple HQ in Cupertino, California. Netanyahu is...

www.macrumors.com

It’s a great thing cook can meet with world leaders.

 

[BaldiMac]

Not enough money is going to Israel. There have a right to defend themselves. But that is separate and apart from a business transaction.

There is way too much anti-Semitic verbiage in these threads. B all too easy to blame the Victim and not the aggressor.

Actually I’m glad cook can do what he does and nothing that is written in these threads change things. Israel has a right to defend herself.

It’s a great thing cook can meet with world leaders.

Killing non-aggressors isn't defending yourself. Killing 10x the number of people as your enemies isn't defending yourself. A preemptive attack isn't defending yourself. Killing tens of thousands of children isn't defending yourself.

 

[Alameda]

Was wondering why on earth an M&A transaction would be flagged as political, then checked the comments 😒

An interesting looking acquisition. Seems overvalued but still perhaps there are very useful applications in these as yet unannounced product lines.

It is political because many people are bigoted antisemites.

If Apple bought a Chinese, French, German or Egyptian company, this story would not be political.

 

[Alameda]

Killing non-aggressors isn't defending yourself. Killing 10x the number of people as your enemies isn't defending yourself. A preemptive attack isn't defending yourself. Killing tens of thousands of children isn't defending yourself.

Could you please explain this rule? And, does it only apply to Jews?

Because I am 100% certain that there has never been a war in all of Human history in which one nation attacked another, and in response, the invaded nation declared war and instantly stopped fighting as soon as the casualty figures equaled what the other side had inflicted. The U.S. definitely didn’t do that to Germany, Japan or Afghanistan. Pretty certain that’s never been the case in war.

 

[I7guy]

Killing non-aggressors isn't defending yourself. Killing 10x the number of people as your enemies isn't defending yourself. A preemptive attack isn't defending yourself. Killing tens of thousands of children isn't defending yourself.

Killing aggressors is defending yourself though. And unfortunately in a war there are causalities.

 

[Alameda]

It shouldn’t come as any surprise that Tim Cook is utterly morally bankrupt to the point where he’s winning to pour billions into a country like Israel that is currently committing a genocide.

Cook is the CEO of a company that was co-founded by an Arab, yet he gives billions to make an acquisition in a country where the phrase “Death to Arabs!” is a popular chant among its populace, and is currently committing a genocide against Arabs.

Steve Jobs is an ethnic Syrian Arab. Jobs’s biological father, Abdulfattah Jandali, was born in Syria—a country where Israel is currently killing innocent civilians in, in order to steal even more land.

So while Apple SJW-CEO Tim Cook’s online virtue signaling words give the false impression that Cook supports racial equality, Cook’s actions show that he is willing to meet with racists who support white supremacy and Jewish supremacy.

Here’s video proof of Cook meeting with that genocidal Israeli war criminal Benjamin Netanyahu at Apple headquarters in Cupertino:

Video of Tim Cook's Lunch Meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Gives Inside Look at Apple HQ

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with Apple CEO Tim Cook for lunch yesterday at Apple HQ in Cupertino, California. Netanyahu is...

www.macrumors.com

Apple did not give Israel money; they bought a company. Apple also does business with China.

You’re welcome to boycott Apple products, but if you do, don’t switch to Intel processors or MS Windows, because Intel and Microsoft both have very large R&D centers in Haifa. They are next to Google’s and Amazon’s R&D centers, so will you boycott all of them as well?

It is true that Steve Jobs’ father was Syrian, but he abandoned Steve, and Steve doesn’t work for Apple. However, what really matters is that Israel is not Syria’s problem. Their problem is that Iran and Russia financed a civil war in Syria which took over 500,000 lives. And Iran also financed a civil war in Yemen that’s killed over 750,000.

As the Syrian war drew to a close, Iran began to built rocket sites near the Israeli border. This is why Israel seized the Golan buffer zone. The buffer zone was not Syrian territory and its seizure prevented the installation of rocket launchers. Not an ideal situation but Iran should not have been building rocket and missile launchers. Not sure what choice that left Israel with.

 

[BaldiMac]

Could you please explain this rule?

Seems pretty self explanatory.

And, does it only apply to Jews?

Of course not. Your whole schtick is to imply that anyone that disagrees with you is anti-Jew. It's nothing but a ad hominem, strawman argument. I'm anti-war crimes whether it's Hamas or Israel or Germany or Iran or the US.

Killing aggressors is defending yourself though.

Sometimes.

And unfortunately in a war there are causalities.

And sometimes there are war crimes. A person of good conscience shouldn't support them just because the side they support commits them.

 

[I7guy]

Seems pretty self explanatory.


Of course not. Your whole schtick is to imply that anyone that disagrees with you is anti-Jew. It's nothing but a ad hominem, strawman argument. I'm anti-war crimes whether it's Hamas or Israel or Germany or Iran or the US.


Sometimes.


And sometimes there are war crimes. A person of good conscience shouldn't support them just because the side they support commits them.

And sometimes aggressors commit war crimes by using civilians as flak jackets. A person in good conscience shouldn’t support them either.

 

[Alameda]

Seems pretty self explanatory.


Of course not. Your whole schtick is to imply that anyone that disagrees with you is anti-Jew. It's nothing but a ad hominem, strawman argument. I'm anti-war crimes whether it's Hamas or Israel or Germany or Iran or the US.


Sometimes.


And sometimes there are war crimes. A person of good conscience shouldn't support them just because the side they support commits them.

Explain this self-explanatory “rule” please. I don’t get it. I never heard that there’s a “rule” that says countries at war need to count casualties and stop when a certain number is reached.

 

[BaldiMac]

And sometimes aggressors commit war crimes by using civilians as flak jackets. A person in good conscience shouldn’t support them either.

I don't support them at all. As I clearly said, I'm against war crimes regardless of who commits them.

Explain this self-explanatory “rule” please. I don’t get it. I never heard that there’s a “rule” that says countries at war need to count casualties and stop when a certain number is reached.

I didn't call it a "rule" or make the claim you invented by deliberately mischaracterizing what I said. Again, you're making a disingenuous argument based on strawman fallacies. I stand by the words that I used.

 

[I7guy]

I don't support them at all. As I clearly said, I'm against war crimes regardless of who commits them.

We agree then. To be clear Israel has a right to defend themselves.

I didn't call it a "rule" or make the claim you invented by deliberately mischaracterizing what I said. Again, you're making a disingenuous argument based on strawman fallacies. I stand by the words that I used.