Steve Jobs to Meet with Obama on Thursday

[oscarmacca]

It's like mixing a Macallan 57 Lalique Single Malt with Coke.

Wash your mouth out.

 

[Island Dog]

Steve should give Obozo a lesson in business.

 

[camelsnot]

I dont think those pictures are of him, I think its some random old guy.

sure it is. He now looks like a lizard who has been trapped in a garage with no food for a few days. Sorry.. that's what the real media is reporting. - 2011.

 

[Dr Kevorkian94]

obviously The president is a member of this site and just cant wait for that new ipad.

 

[greenmeanie]

Probably going to ask jobs how he can get away TAXING us for ipads.

 

[paulmoscow]

Microsoft doesn't do this out of the goodness of their hearts. They do this because such investments pave the wave for a better future for everybody which secures the company's own growth on the long run.

They have learned from crack dealers. The only goal of M$ is to force schools and governments to use their software instead of open source or Apple's options.

 

[atmenterprises]

Obama may have just confused Steve Jobs with American jobs. Both are pretty rare.

 

[darkplanets]

This is just another reason why this joint attracts such a lousy crowd.

AppleInsider's headline, by contrast: "Apple's Steve Jobs to meet with President Obama on Thursday"

A bit pessimistic, no?

I hardly think stereotyping everyone here as lousy does some people justice.

 

[gnasher729]

It's no secret that Apple generally makes over a 30% margin on all products as it is right now. They could more than afford to pay a US citizen $15 an hour to build a product and still make a good 20% or more margin on the same product.

You are confusing gross margin with profit. The 30% is gross margin. If you are in a shop, with a MacBook for $999 and a credit card, and you think "shall I buy it or shall I not buy it?", then gross margin is the amount that Apple is better off if you make the decision to buy. But that doesn't cover all the development cost.

Say you spend $1 million to develop a product. You build it for $70 (including cost of sales, warranty, and so on) and sell it for $100. And you sell 50,000. Your gross margin is 30%, but your profit is 50,000 x $30 minus one million, or $500,000. If your cost goes up to $80, you still have 20% gross margin, but no profit.

 

[Fluffy Bunny]

That meeting better happen quickly

 

[OllyW]

That meeting better happen quickly

Unconfirmed tittle tattle.

The Daily Mail is only repeating the National Enquirer story.

 

[JAT]

A bit pessimistic, no?

I hardly think stereotyping everyone here as lousy does some people justice.

True, it doesn't. But that doesn't mean you can't stereotype. Geez, this pansy PC society that has been created by crybaby media frenzy for the last 30 years is embarrassing.

 

[Clown Boy]

If the story that National Enquirer has published is indeed true then perhaps Osama and him are discussing what's next for America's biggest company?

 

[rockosmodurnlif]

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Oh, and the parts (e.g. LCD) that go into it are controlled by IP holders located in Asian countries (e.g. SK, TW, and CN). Do you really think they are going to give those up so easily? Sure, they might do a licensing deal, but at a hefty sum.
...

All those IPs are held by Asian countries? I didn't know that.

 

[Island Dog]

Simple scenario: You could earn a couple of million dollars by slicing up a dying company and firing its employees. -- OR -- you could invest a couple of million dollars to safe this company, its employees and their (common) future.

Your logic dictates that a business should be unscrupulous, put any responsibility and ethics aside and go for the quick and easy income. And that train of thought is exactly what made America the soulless, cruel, cold place that it is today. No matter how much Disney-sugar-coating you put on top of it, you can no longer hide the fact that "corporate America" has become inhumane and turned into hell itself. Blind and irresponsible greed - and fear - destroyed what once was a great place to be.

Sounds like you attended the Bill Ayers University. The goal of business is to produce profits for its owners, shareholders, etc. which in turn provides jobs and such for people.

Your scenario is as flawed as your logic. Maybe that company you want to "save" is just so horrible that putting millions into it is just a waste. Business isn't pretty sometimes, but your nonsense about the "soulless" America is a joke.

 

[deadkennedy]

"Obama is also said to be meeting with Google's Eric Schmidt, Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg, as well as others. "

Where's Ballmer?

 

[vincenz]

Maybe he'll convince Obama to switch from Blackberry to iPhone.

 

[wolfenkraft]

Sounds like you attended the Bill Ayers University. The goal of business is to produce profits for its owners, shareholders, etc. which in turn provides jobs and such for people.

Your scenario is as flawed as your logic. Maybe that company you want to "save" is just so horrible that putting millions into it is just a waste. Business isn't pretty sometimes, but your nonsense about the "soulless" America is a joke.

What does Bill Ayers have anything to do with this conversation?

Why is this thread full of people saying "Obozo" and "Bill Ayers" and "OMG he's a socialist fascist I don't even know what I'm saying because words have meanings zomg"

The POTUS is meeting with business leaders from the tech sector. Why is this thread full of rhetoric? Would you rather the President completely ignored them? No matter what President Obama does, certain people on this site will throw in little jabs regardless of the actual story.

 

[guzhogi]

If one has the ability to earn more, wouldn't one do so (even when it doesn't really "look that nice" to others? Who in their right frame of mind would give up the opportunity to earn more if they are able to do so?

What about priests? Some take vows of poverty. While some could argue religious people aren't in the right frame of mind, so what?

Then you also have teachers and educational support staff, as well. They might be able to find higher paying jobs elsewhere, but like working in schools. I also have a few friends who are lawyers who make tons of money, but hate their jobs. They'd be willing to take pay cuts for jobs that they like better. So to some people, there's more to working than just how much money they make in it.

 

[Sudaddy]

Maybe they (Steve Jobs or Eric Schmidt) can talk President Obama into switching off of Blackberry to an American phone

... and joining FaceBook.

 

[applexpanther]

probably some discussion on how to further control and monitor the masses.

 

[G4er?]

Maybe Obama can convince Steve to build the xMac so many of us want.

 

[ten-oak-druid]

Its a gathering for an intervention to stop Lance Armstrong from retiring. They will convince him to keep injecting and keep pedaling for his country.

 

[bmturney]

Windfall Profit Tax?

You can almost certainly bet he WON'T be threatening these guys with a Windfall Profit Tax like he did big oil a few years ago... maybe because they are big Dem donors?

 

[HMFIC03]

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If apple wishes to continue to be successful, they don't need the government getting in their business, particuliarly this administration. Look at how tainted GM has been.