this post was submitted on 14 Dec 2024
410 points (94.8% liked)

Technology

60044 readers
3099 users here now

This is a most excellent place for technology news and articles.


Our Rules


  1. Follow the lemmy.world rules.
  2. Only tech related content.
  3. Be excellent to each another!
  4. Mod approved content bots can post up to 10 articles per day.
  5. Threads asking for personal tech support may be deleted.
  6. Politics threads may be removed.
  7. No memes allowed as posts, OK to post as comments.
  8. Only approved bots from the list below, to ask if your bot can be added please contact us.
  9. Check for duplicates before posting, duplicates may be removed

Approved Bots


founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
 

I used to like him. I worked for the company when he took over. On the first day in the driver's seat, he sent an email to all employees stating that the policy on company-matched donations to charities was being expanded. I can't remember the details, but it was something about adding charities that SJ considered too political or something (SJ liked to keep the brand away from controversy, which is why you've never been able to get a porn app in the App Store).

I thought it was a classy way of signaling to everyone, "I'm in charge now." I really had a lot of respect for Tim Apple as a result.

The way he's fucked things around for third party developers with the App Store tax and locking down what developers can build has been so tone-deaf in the last however many years that Apple released a breakthrough hardware device (Vision Pro) and it's basically useless because no one wants to build for it. I know that he's sucking up to ensure that the admin favors his company's needs wrt manufacturing in China, but it's still a feckless move. Fuck Tim Apple. He's part of the problem now. Not like Ol' Lonnie or Zuck, but still a problem.

I remember when I liked him better when I liked him better.

top 50 comments
sorted by: hot top controversial new old
[–] dtrain@lemmy.world 145 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Typo in article….CEO is Tim Apple

[–] djsp@lemmy.world 57 points 1 week ago (1 children)

For anyone else who, like me, didn't know: Trump once referred to Tim Cook as “Tim Apple”, as described in the Wikipedia article on Tim Cook:

In a meeting for the American Workforce Policy Advisory Board with President Donald Trump in March 2019, Trump referred to Cook as "Tim Apple".

[–] Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 17 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Two take aways from that. One, Trump does not understand why any company would not be named after its founder. Two, Trump has never created a successful company that he ever stepped down from or been trusted enough to take over someone else's company. Well, he torpedoed the USFL, which wasn't named after him.

[–] djsp@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago

Intelligent analysis I concur with and thank you for. I sometimes wonder what myths our flawed present may pass down to our uncertain future. Who knows? After two millennia, our descendants might think of Trump the way we conceive of Narcissus while they recall the new flood myths we are delivering them.

[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 14 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I was wondering why a cook would meet with trump.

[–] intensely_human@lemm.ee 1 points 5 days ago

Perhaps they’re planning something with a cobbler

[–] Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works 9 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Ha! Writer was probably hungry and just thought of food when apple came to mind and then remembered he needed to cook something. The brain is a crazy thing.

Tim Apple is really proving to be a follower and not a leader. Pretty lame move Mr. Apple.

Can you imagine being that rich and still having to suck dick?

[–] Deceptichum@quokk.au 5 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Tim Apple is gay, so he’s probably fine with sucking dick at any networth. Not sure that’s the insult you intended it to be.

[–] Cavemanfreak@lemm.ee 4 points 1 week ago

Depends, he might not be a giver!

Not really an insult so much as a commentary. Wasn't really literal. BTW you know any gay people that want to suck Trump's dick? I sure don't.

[–] avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 74 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

This year provided a great primer for all of us asleep in the industry on what our leadership's objectives really are. It cut through the bullshit like a razor. We should remember it for the years to come. I sincerely hope it's taken millions of heads out of asses.

[–] Orbituary@lemmy.world 29 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Everyone forgets by spring. Don't hold your breath.

[–] avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 12 points 1 week ago

I self-hosted Wiki.js to keep receipts for myself. 🥹

[–] SaharaMaleikuhm@feddit.org 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Yeah, the smart ones knew all along. The dumb ones don't care or will forget.

load more comments (1 replies)
[–] drmoose@lemmy.world 10 points 1 week ago (1 children)

It's funny how all of these "silicon valley tech is running the world" conspiracy nuts are all silent now 😬

load more comments (1 replies)
[–] BigMacHole@lemm.ee 62 points 1 week ago (1 children)

ANOTHER Billionaire CEO visiting Trump at Mar A Lago now that he's President Elect? I can SMELL the Fresh Flowers growing in that Former Swamp because OBVIOUSLY this ISNT Corrupt at all!

[–] SlopppyEngineer@lemmy.world 33 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

The equivalent of dukes, barons and other modern nobility need to pay tribute to the new king. It's a tradition as old as humanity itself.

Those goes back to the concept of anacyclosis, or social cycle theory. After democracy comes ochlocracy, concentration of wealth and demagogues, what turns into a form of monarchy.

[–] jlh@lemmy.jlh.name 16 points 1 week ago (1 children)

In an ideal world, CEOs would have no more access to politicians than the average citizen.

[–] intensely_human@lemm.ee 1 points 5 days ago

In an ideal world we wouldn’t have to breathe

[–] Hobbes_Dent@lemmy.world 45 points 1 week ago (1 children)

"Tim who?"

"Cook."

"Uh,"

"Apple, sir."

"No thanks."

[–] kautau@lemmy.world 27 points 1 week ago (1 children)

“Apple, sir.”

hisses, his body rejecting the idea of fresh fruit

[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago (7 children)

That's the opposite of how Steve Jobbs died.

load more comments (7 replies)
[–] Jackthelad@lemmy.world 38 points 1 week ago (3 children)

I'm not sure why anyone is shocked and/or outraged by CEOs of American companies paying a visit to the guy who is going to be running the country.

CEOs of various companies meet the President all the time.

[–] affiliate@lemmy.world 11 points 1 week ago

i think it’s because none of the CEOs really wanted to play ball with him last time. but this time they are way more afraid of him

[–] Grangle1@lemm.ee 9 points 1 week ago

Bingo. This gives no indication of what they discussed or what said CEOs actually think of him. Basically just routine politics to ensure they don't get on his bad side regardless.

[–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

SJ was said to have been asked by Obama how to bring back production and answered that it wasn't coming back. But I honestly believe that was more about a president bringing business leaders to a meeting to try to gather information and this is absolutely just kissing the ring. They aren't the same because Trump is different from every other president we've ever had.

[–] KingThrillgore@lemmy.ml 11 points 1 week ago

He also said Obama would be a one term president

And then he died

[–] kayazere@feddit.nl 35 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Remember when Tim Cook told someone’s mom to just by an iPhone in order to access iMessage. True colors coming out there, total douche bag.

[–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 6 points 1 week ago (2 children)

No, I don't, and I pay attention to Apple stuff. Got a link?

load more comments (2 replies)
[–] GreenKnight23@lemmy.world 27 points 1 week ago

who the fuck is Tim Cook? that's Tim Apple in the picture.

[–] LuxSpark@lemmy.cafe 26 points 1 week ago (3 children)

I, for one, am looking forward to our soon to be corporate hellscape.

[–] TachyonTele@lemm.ee 8 points 1 week ago (5 children)

(crying on the inside but not showing it)

load more comments (5 replies)
[–] SaharaMaleikuhm@feddit.org 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Implying it isn't one already?

[–] underwire212@lemm.ee 4 points 1 week ago

It can always get worse! 🥰

load more comments (1 replies)
[–] el_bhm@lemm.ee 22 points 1 week ago (1 children)

third time the charm, and they can't forget the other guy too, or we're you talking about tim cook?

[–] IDKWhatUsernametoPutHereLolol@lemmy.dbzer0.com 22 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (4 children)

Let me guess, discussing the implementation of this? But this time instead of concerts, its at peaceful protests...

(Its an apple patent that allows iPhone cameras to be remotely disabled upon detection of a signal)

load more comments (4 replies)
[–] Churbleyimyam@lemm.ee 21 points 1 week ago (1 children)

"Don't bite the anus that feeds you"

[–] intensely_human@lemm.ee 1 points 5 days ago

It’s hard to bite an anus

[–] DogPeePoo@lemm.ee 13 points 1 week ago (1 children)

<gluk, gluk, gluk, gluk, chortle, slurp>, said Tim

[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago

Why was he drinking a bowl of spaghetti?

[–] DarkFuture@lemmy.world 12 points 1 week ago

Bend the knee little bitch. Bend that knee.

[–] avieshek@lemmy.world 12 points 1 week ago

We call this the #TeamCrook era aka today’s Apple.

[–] CileTheSane@lemmy.ca 11 points 1 week ago

All the oligarchs need to kiss the ring in order to get favorable rulings.

[–] robocall@lemmy.world 11 points 1 week ago
[–] LodeMike@lemmy.today 7 points 1 week ago

Are they referring to his dick or something?

load more comments
view more: next ›