Apple executives' decision to rename Lake Ontario "Lake America" on its Maps app is setting off a firestorm inside the tech giant, with employees furious that leadership caved to President Donald Trump out of fear of his wrath, according to a new report.Employees are furious that the company is roll...
  • givesomefucks@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    2 months ago

    When power is consolidated, corruption is easy.

    If we enforced antitrust laws and broke Apple and Google into a dozen companies each, then a lot more would have to cave for the same result.

    When we don’t enforce anti-trust laws, the biggest will always suck up to whoever is in office to further de-regulate and approve mergers they shouldn’t.

    But it’s an insanely easy fix, and were only 2.5 years away from it if everything shakes out

  • meejle@piefed.worldEnglish
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    2 months ago

    Cook will remain at Apple as the executive chairman of the company’s board of directors. In this new role, Apple said Cook will assist with “certain aspects” of the company, including “engaging with policymakers around the world.”

    https://www.macrumors.com/2026/08/31/tim-cook-steps-down-as-apple-ceo-tomorrow/

    I mean, they can’t be that surprised, when they literally announced Tim Cook was stepping down as CEO to become Trump’s royal cock-gobbler 🤷‍♂️

  • reddig33@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    2 months ago

    Pretty sure a lot of of these Apple employees own stock in the company. Perhaps they should remember to cast their vote when it comes time for board elections.

    • WeirdGoesPro@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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      2 months ago

      I can guarantee they do. They give stock options to every employee after a few years, including retail employees.

      Unfortunately, as you can imagine, it is so little stock that it is effectively meaningless as far as having any sway over the direction of the company.

      • reddig33@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        2 months ago

        A protest vote is never meaningless. Sure, they probably don’t own enough stock to kick these people out — but that rising number on the vote tally sends an interesting message.

        There was a time when smart people at Apple went off to form new ventures and bring talent with them — companies like Nest and General Magic for example. You don’t see much of that anymore. I do wonder if missteps like this will inspire employees to do this sort of thing again.

        • Triumph@fedia.io
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          2 months ago

          Yeah, it sends the message “We should give them fewer stocks and options.”

  • foodandart@lemmy.zipEnglish
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    2 months ago

    This is why I have already deeted my Maps app and downloaded the MapQuest one. It’s quite nice, actually.

  • lntl@lemmy.mlEnglish
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    2 months ago

    Apple’s leadership and most of its rank-and-file are described as “resigned” to these kinds of concessions under Trump’s second term

    MAGA sympathizers, disgusting.