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Originally Posted by John F
IMO, the "ad homiem" attacks are a nice counter to the "Amazon is satan" defense.  |
My understanding was that pwalker objected to the trend toward creative overreaching by prosecutor-enabled judges, not the consequences for Apple in particular. In later posts, pwalker
seems to be saying that the problem is not that Apple is particularly fair or good but that the precedent could lead to unfair actions against other companies
like Google and Amazon. He even referenced the famous
Martin Niemoller quote on that subject.
Walker's issue
seems to be with Cotes and similarly inclined judges and prosecutors, not with which major company deserves fewer cheerleaders than the rest. To decide whether Walker has a point, I'd have to read more about Cotes' previous decisions and whether the recriminations are justified. It's a more interesting subject to me than whether or not Apple's corporate culture is particularly self-absorbed (which corporation -- excuse me, "person" -- isn't bloodlessly mercenary in the most literal sense?).