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Re:Tim Cook: Technology Should Serve Humanity, Not the Other... by petra on Friday June 09, 2017 @03:11PM (#14523651)
Well, most of what Apple did for UI was low-risk for them, and self-serving.

And they did some more altruistic things beside.

But compared to their power and scale , has Apple been much more altruistic/benevolent compared to other companies ? Have they taken large risks for that ?

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Re:Tim Cook: Technology Should Serve Humanity, Not the Other... by swift on Friday June 09, 2017 @03:22PM (#14523724)
I'm not really sure I understand your argument, but please consider that Apple's "power and scale" are really quite recent. It wasn't too long ago that they were in danger of failing as a company. They've gotten where they are now by taking a series of very bold risks that turned out well.
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