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points by ks2048 1 day ago | 0 comments
Arresting Tim Cook for bribery would send a message. Why else would Apple Pay for an inauguration ceremony or for a white house ballroom or a golden plaque gift?
[–] roryirvine 21 hours ago
Especially since you get the impression that Apple aren't as fundamentally aligned with the MAGA regime as SpaceX or Meta, so prosecuting them would likely have a more positive outcome.

A short spell in prison for Cook and any other executive who played a part in the decision to pay for improper influence, and a several hundred billion dollar fine for Apple Inc would almost certainly have a salutary effect.

Musk and Zuckerberg's outfits are less likely to be redeemable and so would be better dealt with by being broken up, nationalised, or simply shut down.

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