Apple’s internal policies have worked out pretty well for them so far. Don’t change a winning formula.
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Trump Responds to Apple Keeping Diversity Policies
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It's a distraction.
Bannon has clearly stated that they're doing all they can to confuse and distract people with dozens of new weird moves just to annoy everybody who's not MAGA. And it's working very well, it's really hard to keep track of everything they're doing.
If you feel that way, you should let Apple know by voting with your wallet.
But something tells me you won't.
If Apple's policies are so bad, how is Apple still the worlds most valuable company with a nearly $4 trillion market cap and how is Apple's brand perception ranked in the top 10?
U.S. National Center for Public Policy Research calling themselves "non-partisan" is a load of B.S. Apple knows what they're doing.
Good.
Even just from a business standpoint, the more voices at the table, the better the products and the more likely they are to appeal to a broader base of consumers
Even just from a business standpoint, the more voices at the table, the better the products and the more likely they are to appeal to a broader base of consumers
Telling them? It's more like giving an opinion and presidents and other government officials from both parties have been doing that sort of thing for ages.
Wow, I'm literally speechless!
How are you speechless after already 4 years of this "president"?! He can do much much worse.
APPLE SHUULD INCREASE ITS DEI POLICIES WHEN MAKING ADJUSTMENTS.
Yup, nothing in the current Republican actions is conservative, they’re just the MAGA party now, a cult of personality centered on Trump. All the old tenets conservatives at least claimed to stand by are out the window. Telling corps how to run their companies, telling states how to run things, etc are all just at the whim of Trump, not guided by any policy plank worth a damn
Executive orders do not apply to private companies, or the general public, only to federal government workers. Trump, or any president, cannot dictate rules for companies. That is for Congress and the senate through laws that are passed. Apple can tell Trump to pound sand and there is nothing that Trump can legally do if Apple choses to ignore Trump.
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Yes, I know and am very happy to live on the other side of the pond!
I thought the government telling companies what to do is communism?
In an all-caps post on Truth Social today, U.S. President Donald Trump said Apple should fully end its diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) policies.
"APPLE SHOULD GET RID OF DEI RULES, NOT JUST MAKE ADJUSTMENTS TO THEM," he wrote.
Trump's post comes one day after Apple held its annual shareholders meeting, during which a majority of shareholders voted against a proposal that asked the company to consider abolishing its Inclusion & Diversity policies and goals.
The proposal was submitted by the U.S. National Center for Public Policy Research, which calls itself a "non-partisan, free-market, independent conservative think tank." The organization said that DEI programs pose "litigation, reputational, and financial risks to companies, and therefore financial risks to their shareholders."
Apple recommended that shareholders vote against the proposal, labeling it as an attempt to "micromanage" the company's business operations. Apple said that it already actively monitors its operations to maintain compliance with applicable non‑discrimination laws. During the shareholder meeting, Apple CEO Tim Cook acknowledged that the company may be forced to make changes to its DEI policies in the future, as required by law. Trump believes that Apple should get rid of the policies, rather than modify them.
In any case, Cook told shareholders that Apple will always have a culture of belonging.
"We strive to create a culture of belonging where everyone can do their best work," said Apple, in its annual shareholders meeting notice.
Trump has criticized DEI programs since returning to the White House. Last month, he signed an executive order that "terminates 'diversity, equity, and inclusion' (DEI) discrimination in the federal workforce." In response, some other tech companies like Google have scaled back DEI policies in recent weeks.
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This guys a joke
I would disagree strongly that "the entire point" of the executive order was limiting what government can tell companies to do.
Nothing. Presidents and other government officials have been expressing opinions about the private sector for ages.
He isn't demanding or ordering Apple to do anything here. Presidents and other government officials have been expressing opinions about the private sector for ages.
No, that's just what they claim to the public. Their policy and actions tell a different story.
Apple recommended that shareholders vote against the proposal that asked the company to consider abolishing its Inclusion & Diversity policies and goals.
Apple didn't recommend to vote against DEI. The proposal - submitted by independent conservative think tank - was to get rid of DEI - Apple recommended to keep the current DEI policies in place.
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That’s the old Republican Party. That old party doesn’t exist anymore.
It’s a new photo. It wasn’t reported on here but Tim Cook met with Trump a few days ago on 20 Feb.