Unfortunately Trump thinks extortion is the same as negotiation. Apple and the other tech companies don’t want to be left off the exception list when Trump implements his tariffs.
I was at a 100+ year old commercial/defense corporation when Reagan became unhappy with our then CEO. We lost a lot of money by some members of his cabinet exacting revenge on us.
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And having extreme amounts of money, which Apple does, is problematic in itself.
Because it undermines democracy.