Apple's U.S. Lobbying Spending Hits Record High as It Fights Antitrust Legislation

[kanki1985]

Its almost comical, politicians come up with weird new stuff and companies start spending more to shut them up.. Love this spiral..

 

[Shirasaki]

So here’s where those money go. And this could be the reason why apple software quality in a steady decline.
Can’t wait for a total collapse of the system since it’s broken beyond repair.

 

[Runequester]

Its cool that the ISPs that literally control the internet and which collude to carve up the country into anti-competitive regions are not monopolies but the phone company that has 30% of the market is.

 

[turbineseaplane]

Why is Apple worried about anti-trust legislation?

I thought all their customers and developers were using and loving everything about Apple and their ecosystem, as it currently is, because it's "the best"

 

[I7guy]

Why is Apple worried about anti-trust legislation?

I thought all their customers and developers were using and loving everything about Apple and their ecosystem, as it currently is, because it's "the best"

“All”? 100%? I’d say most. Apple is probably worried because every time the government touches something it’s wasteful, inefficient and full of pork and will destroy the ecosystem in a race to the bottom. Just , imho.

 

[Unregistered 4U]

“All”? 100%? I’d say most. Apple is probably worried because every time the government touches something it’s wasteful, inefficient and full of pork and will destroy the ecosystem in a race to the bottom. Just , imho.

I’d go as far as to say the vast majority. And, as a result, Apple is lobbying not only for themselves but for those millions of customers as well.

 

[Bawstun]

Being the most valuable company on earth you have more responsibility than just to your shareholders.

Nope, that isn’t how capitalism works.