Comment by onlyrealcuzzo
3 days ago
Why wouldn't he?
He didn't give Trump a gold CD to invade Venezuela.
He gave Trump a gold CD so you didn't have to pay a 30-50% tariff on iPhones, and it worked.
If it was as simple as giving Trump a golden CD to stop being a moron, some billionaire would've done that already. Turns out, that problem is much harder to solve.
Yep, Cook has worked against his personal interests for decades. He probably feels like a sociopath, but why would that stop him? There's money to be made.
Moreover, it's fascinating how both sides of America's political aisle refuse to see anything but the best in Apple. To liberals, Apple is a shining beacon of innovation and social justice that exercises their private cudgel to bring digital offenders in-line. To conservatives, Apple is a stalwart defender of private capital and the halcyon of privacy and free speech for the common man. Neither one can decipher the fact that they've been duped, instead they both hold onto the belief that Apple will fully embrace their politics and vindicate their faith.