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thats actually peanuts compared to what they are worth samnsara Jan 10 #1
But it's graft. Shameless and in our faces. Scrivener7 Jan 10 #8
Do I have to stop using Microsoft products now? Shall I stop using Google, Gmail, and my Android phone? Oopsie Daisy Jan 10 #2
Or will I have to tattoo it across my forehead so that everyone notices? ItsjustMe Jan 10 #5
Ha! 😂🤪 Oopsie Daisy Jan 10 #6
Well not Apple. Tim Cook also donated $1 million LeftInTX Jan 10 #49
Nobody is stuck with Linux ItsjustMe Jan 10 #53
You seem bothered by suggestions here that we should Scrivener7 Jan 10 #7
⭐️ Oopsie Daisy Jan 10 #11
Your scorn is noted. You have a lovely day. Scrivener7 Jan 10 #14
Ditto. Oopsie Daisy Jan 10 #26
Tough to not support corruption when corruption is ruling and in power. SupportSanity Jan 10 #41
Keep giving money to companies working against you benefits who? Blue Full Moon Jan 10 #18
Do you have Apple products? Their CEO donated $1 million also. LeftInTX Jan 10 #50
You basically can't boycott monopolies erodriguez Jan 10 #21
I manage RainCaster Jan 10 #25
No MacBook? Polybius Jan 10 #36
Never got into Macs- rather expensive for my taste RainCaster Jan 10 #47
I will be switching to Linux, also. I have two machines SupportSanity Jan 10 #42
Mint with Cinnamon desktop will be very easy RainCaster Jan 10 #46
Great. I'll give that a try. SupportSanity Jan 10 #48
Linux isn't for everyone. You generally gotta be good with computers. LeftInTX Jan 10 #51
Home ownership isn't for everyone either RainCaster Jan 10 #56
Too many people don't want to be bothered with anything computers. I do digital data for our local group. LeftInTX Jan 10 #57
Exactly Farmer-Rick Jan 10 #27
One person can't boycott a monopoly effectively. But a large group can be very effective. SupportSanity Jan 10 #43
I don't suppose any of us "have" to do anything. Lord knows I pick and choose. Magoo48 Jan 10 #24
So Apple or Android? Both donated to Trump. erodriguez Jan 10 #54
I'd call it a down payment. no_hypocrisy Jan 10 #3
Yep. It is just the beginning of the oligarchs giving Trump a cut of their profits. Irish_Dem Jan 10 #10
Apple CEO Tim Cook Is Donating $1 Million to Donald Trump's Inauguration Fund ItsjustMe Jan 10 #4
Shame on you Tim Cook nwliberalkiwi Jan 10 #37
"Shame on you" shouted at a person who has no shame. SupportSanity Jan 10 #44
They don't even hide their corrupt bribe payments to Trump. Irish_Dem Jan 10 #9
They are businesses, and they know they're facing a vindictive malignant narcissist William Seger Jan 10 #12
linux Unladen Swallow Jan 10 #13
😂 ItsjustMe Jan 10 #17
I hear the Mint distro of Linux is good for beginners. SupportSanity Jan 10 #45
Eh...Obama received $44 million in donations for his 2013 Inaguration Bengus81 Jan 10 #15
No one should watch this or attend it. travelingthrulife Jan 10 #30
It's disgusting BlueKota Jan 10 #16
for better or worse it's standard practice cadoman Jan 10 #59
How much do they donate to Children's Cancer Research? purr-rat beauty Jan 10 #19
Google and Microsoft donated to President Biden's inauguration in 2021 PJMcK Jan 10 #20
while they are at it make all their employees attend it as a national holiday mdbl Jan 10 #22
Boy, this is some serious fear we're seeing in people and companies. ananda Jan 10 #23
Sickening... Juneboarder Jan 10 #28
They would be obnoxiousdrunk Jan 10 #29
No. That would be political in nature and they don't do that. travelingthrulife Jan 10 #32
A million dollars they can piss away on a party but they can't pay their taxes travelingthrulife Jan 10 #31
Has any firm gone for donating an insultingly small amount, eg one dollar? muriel_volestrangler Jan 10 #33
Why don't these assholes kacekwl Jan 10 #34
Bribery doesn't cost The Wizard Jan 10 #35
I implore someone to calculate joanbarnes Jan 10 #38
if only markie Jan 10 #39
How much have they donated to the victims of the L.A. fires? Owens Jan 10 #40
Why wouldn't they? Trump has made it perfectly clear he is a transactional President. The walkingman Jan 10 #52
Friends with deep pockets need to stick together. I wish I could dump both of them Beringia Jan 10 #55
JESUS! Looks like I need another search engine.... Jack Valentino Jan 10 #58
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