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Re:Apple Removes Apps from China Store That Help Internet Us... by Bakary on Saturday July 29, 2017 @03:16PM (#14882604)
Consequences and hypothetical punishments are not related to the actual behavior of the company but to its perception by the consumers. If the company can move the spotlight away or otherwise change the narrative, they can easily contain it. It has more to do with the limited amount of attention that can be given to any issue at any one time than with morals themselves.
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Re:Apple Removes Apps from China Store That Help Internet Us... by AnthonyMouse on Monday July 31, 2017 @09:37AM (#14891804)
You're arguing that from a realpolitik perspective, it may be more profitable for them to do the wrong thing and then spend money on PR.

What I'm saying is that that's the problem and what we should be doing is devising ways to thwart that outcome instead of forgiving them just because their betrayal was expected to be profitable.

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