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Re:In internal memo, Apple addresses concerns around new Pho... by smnrchrds on Saturday August 07, 2021 @01:30AM (#28095992)
And HN's mistake is thinking any of this will matter. Apple only cares about money, always has, always will. And I'm willing to bet they are going to continue beating their revenue and profit record quarter after quarter. When their actions do not affect the one thing they care about, why should they care what anyone says?
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Re:In internal memo, Apple addresses concerns around new Pho... by jacquesm on Saturday August 07, 2021 @01:51AM (#28096081)
Ah ok, so as long as it is profitable ethics don't matter. Got it.
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Re:In internal memo, Apple addresses concerns around new Pho... by matthewh806 on Saturday August 07, 2021 @06:21AM (#28097427)
Yes, unfortunately that seems to be the world we live in.

The parent poster is not advocating for profits over ethics - just pointing out the reality for companies like Apple etc

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Re:In internal memo, Apple addresses concerns around new Pho... by kyriakos on Saturday August 07, 2021 @02:44AM (#28096351)
Companies don't have to be ethical, they just have to be legal.
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Re:In internal memo, Apple addresses concerns around new Pho... by jacquesm on Saturday August 07, 2021 @04:12AM (#28096815)
This is the sort of reasoning that got us into all this crap in the first place, and it certainly won't get us out of it.
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Re:In internal memo, Apple addresses concerns around new Pho... by kyriakos on Saturday August 07, 2021 @04:56AM (#28097045)
Not saying its good but these are the facts. Companies try to maximise profit within the boundaries of the law.
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Re:In internal memo, Apple addresses concerns around new Pho... by chronic2703 on Saturday August 07, 2021 @04:46AM (#28096993)
> This is the sort of reasoning that got us into all this crap in the first place

I don’t consider us in “crap”. I welcome Apple’s decision.

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Re:In internal memo, Apple addresses concerns around new Pho... by quonn on Saturday August 07, 2021 @07:14AM (#28097667)
So just like everyone else?

We hold people to certain standards and can do the same for companies.

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Re:In internal memo, Apple addresses concerns around new Pho... by kyriakos on Saturday August 07, 2021 @07:26AM (#28097719)
I don't agree with Apple's move here either just explaining that they are not doing anything illegal no matter how much we may not like it. Of course we can choose not to buy their products but do you think the average person considers it before they make a decision on their next phone?
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Re:In internal memo, Apple addresses concerns around new Pho... by ksec on Sunday August 08, 2021 @12:46PM (#28108054)
Precisely. I just have a problem with them being hypocrite.
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