[aggregator-ios]

Apple's board would quickly replace any CEO that put the fiscal future of the company into question. Apple is still a tech darling in terms of stock performance and Cook has a fiduciary duty to make sure Apple doesn't flounder. Cook did what he had to do and he's forever going to be remembered as the bad guy for doing it. Whether he actually is or isn't a Trump supporter, we won't know. We have to wait for a tell all book from Cook. My guess is that he will remember this time as the darkest in history and regret it. That is fortunately or unfortunately the immense responsibility that falls on a leader.

[BrenBarn]

Then they're also cowards, evil, or both.

[ratelimitsteve]

always both. only ever both.

[rkomorn]

> My guess is that he will remember this time as the darkest in history and regret it. That is fortunately or unfortunately the immense responsibility that falls on a leader.

"It was the darkest time in history but I did the right thing by maximizing shareholder value."

[pjmlp]

He could have chosen to leave, there is always an option.

[ratelimitsteve]

>Whether he actually is or isn't a Trump supporter, we won't know.

We don't know what goes on in his little secret heart between him and Jesus but in the consensus reality that we all share he's a Trump supporter because when Trump wants to do something Tim Apple helps. That's what it means to support something. I think somehow we got that definition confused with whether Trump supporters feel good about the fact that they're Trump supporters as though saying "Yeah I did that but I didn't like doing it because it's not who I feel like I am" matters at all to the victims.

[tastyface]

Horseshit. Apple could have added a backdoor for the FBI back in 2016 with the exact same reasoning, but didn't, and told disagreeing shareholders to basically fuck off.