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Trump has in the past threatened economic or financial penalties over minor, and major, disagreements
Trump is in his last term, so he likely isn’t concerned with the political, legal, etc. ramifications of his actions
Apple, as a company, still manufactures the majority of its product lines outside the US
Trump is still trying to use tariffs in the US to manipulate markets and force business actions
Either I capitulate and save Apple from potentially billions in fiscal pain and / or years of legal representation to fight said pain, or make this change and avoid all of it
The cost of this capitulation is mostly a PR / company image issue + plus dev time to implement the change, versus a very real monetary loss
I don’t agree with his decision, but given the options available I do agree trying to keep the peace with the vindictive, unstable world leader of Apple’s largest market is in their best interest.
Eh, his calculus was likely the following:
I don’t agree with his decision, but given the options available I do agree trying to keep the peace with the vindictive, unstable world leader of Apple’s largest market is in their best interest.