alt Hacker NewsBezos can afford anything on Earth, but he can't afford to alienate Trump. Tariffs could end Amazon overnight.
Same is true for Musk, whose fortune hinges on government largesse and regulatory collegiality.
But Apple? Screw those asshats, they have no such excuses.
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They absolutely can afford to be a-political. It may not maximize their wealth, but they can afford a little less maximizing.
I’m sure that’s what Bezos tells himself. Which is both wrong and absolutely ignominious.
And if Elon’s X feed contains his real thoughts, his brain has turned to pudding and he earnestly believes a bunch of really vile racist garbage, so I guess it makes sense he’s hanging out with the rest of the deplorables in this administration.
Each round of Chinese tariffs had an exception for smartphones.
That wasn't by chance. iPhones going up in price 50% would kill Apple very quickly.
End Amazon overnight and see what the response is from the people. What I don’t get about these guys is that they have their OWN power base - their customers. Just look at the leverage TikTok had because of their users