I think it would be a waste of a meeting, if his main goal is to try to pump future product info out of Tim. He's not going to do that. I'd love to meet with Tim, but I wouldn't be badgering the man to give up confidential product plans.
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Tim Cook Coffee Meeting Charity Auction Hits $100,000
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I think it would be a waste of a meeting, if his main goal is to try to pump future product info out of Tim. He's not going to do that. I'd love to meet with Tim, but I wouldn't be badgering the man to give up confidential product plans.
I would love it if the new iMac had a smart hinge system to open the LCD for easier access to fix things but the reality is the majority of users will never open it and if they need a repair it will go back to an Apple repairer and likely be covered but Apple Care.
Yes it's sad that desktops (AIO) are becoming more like laptops but the fact is most users just want a computer that works, and in 3 years they'll upgrade to the latest model, just like they do with laptops.
Yes it's sad that desktops (AIO) are becoming more like laptops but the fact is most users just want a computer that works, and in 3 years they'll upgrade to the latest model, just like they do with laptops.
Toss out common sense as an element of this point above. Those who have a modicum of it, know of the inhumane treatment metered out in the Foxconn environment.
Any right thinking responsible citizen of a civilized society would shudder at the treatment of the _human beings_ toiling away building iDevices & more.
Do not get me wrong, I fully understand the financial challenges of any large scale enterprise. The pressure to utilize what China offers, yet Apple is the single most powerful & influential tech company in the Western Hemisphere.
It's a shame they're not more involved in changing the dynamic that exists.
So you want apple to take away the 1000's of jobs they are providing in China? The conditions may not be the be the best in the world but Apple is doing their part and trying to improve them slowly.
Foxxconn hires more than 1Million employees and I am sure half of them are for Apple. Do you really think those 500,000 people would be happy?
I don't understand how the bidders have so much money that they can part with $100K and not feel it.
Those names are not associated with earth shattering fortunes or dynasties. LIke that guy from password box.com
How do they have so much $$$?
Those names are not associated with earth shattering fortunes or dynasties. LIke that guy from password box.com
How do they have so much $$$?
You have proof to the contrary?!? I guess you never watched Rock Center With Brian Williams.
But staying on topic... coffee with SJ would net 100x of what Cook will fetch.
As Tim Cook has already pointed out, the issue isn't so much the expense of doing business elsewhere. It's the education and well established industrial complex that already exists in China. TBH From all the hype this has gotten, I wouldn't be surprised if Foxconn employees are the best treated factory workers in China.
But since you feel so strongly about this issue, it would be a great idea to contact Apple, as well as Samsung, Sony, LG, Lenovo, HTC, Amazon, and Microsoft to voice your concerns.
Only the winner has to worry about paying. Everyone else just get their name seen.
Only for the first few years. Plus they gave him a private jet during that time. And he was still CEO and majority owner of Pixar.
But I do believe that he gave privately.
Charitable donations are claimed back on tax, so it doesn't really cost in the long run. Plus you get all the publicity for being so generous...
Charitable donations are claimed back on tax, so it doesn't really cost in the long run. Plus you get all the publicity for being so generous...
I hear people claim "write-off" often, but the thing about writing things off is, while you won't have to pay taxes on all $165,000, at the end of the day, you still had to pay $165,000 for the thing. Writing things off doesn't make them free.
My guess is, since Tim valued his coffee break at $50k to support a charity he likes, and bidding is already triple that, by the time this ends in 20 days, whomever contributes this generously will be treated to at least slightly more than the bare minimum by Mr Cook. Seems like a genuine & decent enough guy to show appropriate appreciation.
Only his book. He was definitely not into philantrophy! He was somewhat ok for other people giving away money, but not him.
But it's his decision what to do with his money. When you give to charity for lets say starving people in africa.....usualy that money is spent to buy weapons by militia.
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Not a chance, that they are going to get any more than general, but already widely-known, industry trends. But not to worry. All these people can very well afford 100k for charity, or whatever amount it will finally go up to.
i could think of plenty of things to talk about without the need to waste time with asking what stuff they're working on. Working with people who have disabilities makes you realise how small things can make it a lot easier sometimes.
But then i couldn't afford $100!
But then i couldn't afford $100!
You have a small company that worth 1milion with 20 emplyees and you develop some apps thats sells great and are unique. You spend 200k to meet Tim ,make him little presentation and he buys you for 30 million. Thats how it works. Knowing the CEO of one of the richest, most respetable company in the world is something that can provide you bilions if you are smart enough to use this contact. I expect it will rise well beyond the 500k.
If you have solid experiance and certien expertise he can hire you and you will win those 200k in the first year, before the christmas bonus.
If you have solid experiance and certien expertise he can hire you and you will win those 200k in the first year, before the christmas bonus.
I wonder what part of Apple HQ this will be in. People could be paying for the Apple HQ setting as much as it being Tim Cook.
Seriously though I don't know what you could talk to Cook about. Anything even slightly rumourish would be off the cards. So I don't know how you could prepare for this without making it 1 hour of awkward silence.
Seriously though I don't know what you could talk to Cook about. Anything even slightly rumourish would be off the cards. So I don't know how you could prepare for this without making it 1 hour of awkward silence.
If you had checked, you would have found that Apple is probably the one western business in the world that does most to improve working conditions and payments in China, so there is no contradiction here at all.
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Charitable donations are claimed back on tax, so it doesn't really cost in the long run. Plus you get all the publicity for being so generous...
If I donate money, I can deduct it from tax. But that just means I can pay a donation from my salary before tax, not from my salary after tax. Still have less money.
If your assumptions were correct that jobs in China are really, really bad, then people there would have the choice between a ****** job and starving. If Apple takes their business elsewhere, that choice is gone and all they can do is starve.
On the other hand, Foxconn pays about the best salaries in the region; people go there from all the poorer regions to work as hard as they can for some time, save all their money, and return home with tons of money. Someone returning home after working 3 years at Foxconn is rich (in the area they move back to); someone working 3 years at McDonalds in the US for three times the salary will have absolutely nothing.
Question: If you are Chinese, you want to become a lawyer, you have zero money, how long do you have to work at Foxconn 60 hours a week to save the money you need for university? Same in the US, how long to you have to work at McDonalds?
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