LOL. Are we really going to get personal now? Consider the statement phrased as is for obvious reasons. I’ve already stated my perspective in 3 other posts.
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Apple Pulls Hong Kong Protest App From App Store Following Chinese Criticism [Updated]
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LOL. Are we really going to get personal now? Consider the statement phrased as is for obvious reasons. I’ve already stated my perspective in 3 other posts.
Slavery really? No apple does not have slaves working at the plant in China LMAO
I never said that I agree it should be removed. Where did you read that?
There is a tremendous difference between omnipresent government tracking with the force of guns behind it than with people tracking the government who is attempting to destroy their freedom and take away their rights.
To be honest I think Apple would remove an app in the USA if it was being used for the same purpose.
It is more like, extremists claim to fight for rights, while violating rights
And somehow Google still has it in its Play Store. That tells you something about Apple now. 
If you don't stand for something, you'll fall for anything.
Apple didn't make a mistake. There are plenty of apps STILL in the App Store that track the police. Apps like Waze, RadarBot, Speed Camera Radar, Police Scanner, Scanner Radio, Cobra iRadar, 5-0 Radio Pro, SpeedTrap Plus... there are many more.
This is a money issue. Apple wants to keep making it in China.
Absurd challenges don't make good discourse. Absurd challenges are an indication of the lack of a lucid opinion though.
There are plenty of apps on the App Store that track the police, yet despite your fear mongering...
Apple and other companies need to diversify and get most of their manufacturing out of China.
You are correct that there are many apps in the USA that can be used to track police. As soon as one is used to violently attack police they will be pulled. Right now people use Waze to avoid speed traps. In that situation the cop is not getting attacked so Apple will keep the app.
Rioters are using this app to gang up and attack police. That’s why it’s getting pulled plain and simple
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Apple is diversifying its manufacturing but not for the reason you want it to. China is a major tech hub so there’s no reason why Apple wouldn’t have a manufacturing presence there
Yeah, F*** China. Buying Microsoft gear here on out. That government represents everything Steve stood against.
Who? Give us names. Plural. Names of mainstream conservative commentators who Apple has silenced. Btw, I can save you the effort: there are none. Was a rhetorical question. Even Sean Hannity, hardly a mainstream conservative, still has his Apple podcast. Teaching moment: when you go too far trying to make a point, you lose it.
As long as we’re casting a wider net, what major smartphone companies aren’t primarily focused on making money?
There was talk about removing them not too long ago. The only reason they haven’t been removed is because someone hasn’t used them for a bad purpose. As soon as some crazy person decides to use Waze to find some cop on the side of the road and attack him it’ll get removed.
Tim Cook is a coward. He’ll speak up for human rights but only when/where it’s politically safe to do so. Maybe if more large western companies stood up to China rather than catering to their every demand China might back down. Right now when China says jump every big corporation says how high. Disgusting.
Good luck with your Microsoft adventure. I would say we'll miss you but I’m sure you’ll be hanging out in the Apple forms just to tell everybody how great your Microsoft PC is LMAO
Sorry but human rights doesn’t include violently attacking and ambushing police.
Just another American corporation bending over and taking it up the rear from China. Can't jeopardize the that Chinese money, screw morals. All Americans should be highly disturbed by how much influence China holds over American companies, it's almost like they are not American companies anymore. These CEOs will sit back and criticize our government all they want (which I have no problem with and our government deserves it at times) but, run and hide at the fear of the Chinese wrath. Disgraceful.
Yep it’s so disgraceful how they won’t let criminals have an app to attack police. That’s absolutely terrible.