Tim Cook's Charity Lunch Auction Raises More Than $500,000 for RFK Center

[yaxomoxay]

Or even better, have 1 million tickets available world wide for $20. Fly the people to Apple HQ from where ever in the world with 1 weeks accommodation in SF.

This would allow "the little people" a chance too, but perhaps thats the point, we are only there to buy the products.

yeah because the logistic for that would cost only $20/person.

 

[bigjnyc]

I really hope the individuals bidding on this are spending that money because they want to donate to charity and not because they really want to have lunch with Tim cook. I think I would throw up my lunch from all the Apple hyperboli he would be spewing out.

 

[DocMultimedia]

If my AAPL stock hadn't sunk so far in the past few months I might have been able to bid...at least a bit.

 

[Jax44]

yeah because the logistic for that would cost only $20/person.

He's talking a raffle.

 

[eac25]

So guys, what should I ask Tim when I win this thing?

Whether he knows the average wing speed ... ;-)

 

[pat500000]

If that were the case I would have bid and if I won would have brought him crow to eat while he explained to me why my AW is so slow, why ATV is so meh, how a price hike on the new iPad 9.7 model will reverse the line's downward sales curve, and of course, when will MBP get TB3 & USB 3.1 & 4K screens?

LOL. I'm sure you have issues that you want to discuss with him...so as I.

 

[2457282]

I bet you it's an executive that bid on this and will sit at the lunch and sell their company --

"Tim, my company would be a great purchase for Apple. I think you can buy me out for $10million and will get a ton of benefit from it."
"So sir are you telling me that you spent $500k of your companies money to get this lunch with me to pitch a buyout."
"Well... yes... Aren't you impressed."
"Check please."

 

[ThaRuler]

Drinks start off at 16 ounces. $100 more if you want the 32ouncer.

 

[yaxomoxay]

He's talking a raffle.

It wouldn't work, and it might be too difficult due to laws ( gambling), IRS code, and maybe the foundation's Bylaws. Plus, rich people would by a gazillion tickets anyway, rigging the system.

 

[tw1ll]

Damn it, spend your time running your shareholders business. When you get paid $60k you go home to the family every night. When you get paid $millions your company owns you, you don't get a life of your own until you quit, get fired or retire.

 

[Kobayagi]

Here's what I don't get. If there is that much interest in one ticket, offer two and raise twice as much money, and offer as many as they want for a buy it now price of say 349,680.92€

Simple economics I guess. If they had that many tickets, the price for one would drop immensely. And I think there might be a issue with Tim Cook's time. Since you know, he's the CEO. ^^

 

[555gallardo]

Wouldn't care unless Tim organizes a tea time with Pete the Panda as a special guest.

 

[MH01]

Whoever won, enjoy the inside scoop on what new watch bands are coming!!!!!

 

[Bubba Satori]

RFK's 25% cut is pretty close to Apple's 30% toll.
http://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm?bay=search.summary&orgid=6000#.VyvNjs4VF9A
As Christopher Hitchens said, benevolence isn't a bad business to be in.

 

[apolloa]

So what the hell do:

Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights.

Do then? Please tell me they do something worthy as being British Human Rights is a dirty thing.

 

[chrismail627]

I hope a MacRumors user won, so he/she can ask Tim all the questions we wish we could, like:

"Why have you paid almost no attention to the Mac?"
"16 GB? Really?"
"How can iTunes still suck after all this time?"

And stuff like that

 

[C DM]

So what the hell do:

Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights.

Do then? Please tell me they do something worthy as being British Human Rights is a dirty thing.

http://rfkcenter.org/what-we-do/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_F._Kennedy_Center_for_Justice_and_Human_Rights

 

[_mdavenport]

I hope a MacRumors user won, so he/she can ask Tim all the questions we wish we could, like:

"Why have you paid almost no attention to the Mac?"
"16 GB? Really?"
"How can iTunes still suck after all this time?"

And stuff like that

I'll be sure to ask him. Although the 16GB never bothered me because I'm super-rich and able to afford the highest storage models every year

-Highest Bidder
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Whoever won, enjoy the inside scoop on what new watch bands are coming!!!!!

Thanks, I will! I'll also inquire about a new Watch Edition, since I need something else to blow my boat-loads of cash on

 

[apolloa]

http://rfkcenter.org/what-we-do/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_F._Kennedy_Center_for_Justice_and_Human_Rights

I can see why Cook supports them.

 

[cote32mt]

It wouldn't work, and it might be too difficult due to laws ( gambling), IRS code, and maybe the foundation's Bylaws. Plus, rich people would by a gazillion tickets anyway, rigging the system.

Plus, would any CEO of one of the largest companies on the planet want to risk spending an hour with a random guest who had $20 to plunk on a lottery ticket? Not sure I would.

 

[B.K.]

So guys, what should I ask Tim when I win this thing?

"What's your return policy?"

 

[sdz]

for this amount of money I would assume one could sleep with Tim after dinner

 

[sofila]

Here's what I don't get. If there is that much interest in one ticket, offer two and raise twice as much money, and offer as many as they want for a buy it now price of say $400,000.

I think it's the "one ticket" thing that raises interest. There's a few people I know with this kind of disposable income (for work...) and "exclusive" is a concept very clear to them

 

[diipii]

So guys, what should I ask Tim when I win this thing?

Why don't you just give some of our money to charity ?

 

[amegicfox]

Tim Kardashian is at it again. This guy really doesn't care about anything but his own agenda. Please, please let's get a new CEO at Apple immediately.