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Re:Apple Removes Apps from China Store That Help Internet Us... by veridies on Saturday July 29, 2017 @12:30PM (#14881923)
Saudi Arabia isn't demanding they cripple their products, so selling their products in Saudi Arabia isn't ethically fraught. And Apple isn't spending their time slamming Trump. They're a tech company, not a politician.
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Re:Apple Removes Apps from China Store That Help Internet Us... by TheRealDunkirk on Saturday July 29, 2017 @12:59PM (#14882049)
These days, ANYONE with a platform, of ANY kind -- cable TV show, massive Twitter following, corporate officer of a Fortune 500, et. al., is a politician.
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Re:Apple Removes Apps from China Store That Help Internet Us... by mattnewton on Saturday July 29, 2017 @01:39PM (#14882212)
Some people just want a normal buyer-seller relationship without picking sides.
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Re:Apple Removes Apps from China Store That Help Internet Us... by monocasa on Saturday July 29, 2017 @07:40PM (#14883561)
Was that ever an option? It's called 'voting with your wallet'.
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Re:Apple Removes Apps from China Store That Help Internet Us... by mwfunk on Saturday July 29, 2017 @04:50PM (#14882951)
That's what cable TV wants you to think, sure. But even if that's true, all of those people and organizations you mentioned should be resisting getting sucked into political vortices whenever it is remotely possible to do so. It's a sad commentary on the state of the world today, not something to be embraced.
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