Last week, US President-elect Donald Trump held a technology summit at the Trump Tower in New York and met with a group of elite entrepreneurs in the US technology community. Apple CEO Timm Cook attended the summit and was only one person away from Trump.
However, this meeting led to the incomprehension of some Apple employees. According to foreign media TechCrunch, Apple employees asked Cook in the internal network:
You attended Trump's meeting last week. For Apple, is the business with the government department so important?
The reason why Apple employees raised this issue is because Cook and Apple have opposed Trump. Before this year's election, Trump once accused Apple of not supporting the FBI to unlock the iPhone, and threatened to ask Apple to move the factory back to the US; for this reason, Apple withdrew support for Trump's Republican Party, and he also contributed 50,000 yuan. The dollar finances Hillary funding.
And after the election results came out, Cook did not show congratulations to Trump in his internal letter. He just stressed:
We have a very diverse team of employees, including supporters for each candidate. No matter which candidate we personally support, the only way forward is to move forward hand in hand.
For this question from the staff, Cook gave a very clear reply:
Very important. The government can influence our ability to do things; whether it is positive or negative, this influence is there. What we can do is focus on the policy itself. In some core areas, we focus on privacy, security and education; while government departments are emphasizing universal human rights and are expanding the scope of human rights. They are focusing on the environment and climate change, and we are also using 100% new energy to operate.
In addition to the above issues, Cook also talked about Apple's contribution to US employment as a company; Apple has created two million jobs for the United States, a large part of which is app developers. In addition, Cook believes that whether it is tax reform or intellectual property protection, Apple needs to participate.
Cook also stressed that from a personal point of view, he does not regard participation in the meeting as a great thing, but if you want to influence the above matters, you must show up. Moreover, this participation is not only necessary in the United States, including the European Union, China, South America, etc., Apple has the need to participate.
At the end of the answer, Cook said:
Whether we agree or not, we have to be involved. I think the most important thing is to go to action, because it is just that it can't solve any problems.
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