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Tim Cook advises climate change deniers to get out of Apple stock
CNET ^ | February 28, 2014 | by Nick Statt

Posted on 03/02/2014 8:41:12 AM PST by Oldeconomybuyer

In his job as Apple CEO, Tim Cook is mostly known for having a demeanor that's in some ways antithetical to that of Steve Jobs. Instead of bombast and bold claims, Cook's soothing Southern-tinged speech and steely temperament have marked him as a man whose head could be nothing but level. That is, unless you're a shareholder who thinks climate change is bogus.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: apple; applestock; climatechange; climatechangefraud; climategate; globalwarming; globalwarminghoax; hoax; socialism; timcook
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To: SgtHooper

I bought at $117. Cook became CEO when it was was in the $300 and is up ove 60% since he became CEO.


61 posted on 03/02/2014 5:20:24 PM PST by Wyatt's Torch
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To: Hostage

Well said.


62 posted on 03/02/2014 5:22:08 PM PST by Vision (Living in beauty)
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To: Wyatt's Torch

I had a better spread, but am reluctant to expose too much back into the market. I have enough now—why get greedy, is my motto, and at my age. There is really nothing that is highly conservative other than CD and bonds, which I will not get into. I simply do not trust the near future market.


63 posted on 03/02/2014 6:40:04 PM PST by SgtHooper (If at first you don't succeed, skydiving is not for you.)
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To: Wyatt's Torch

4 billion years of climate change on Earth, now it’s mans fault? Apple will never see any money from me.


64 posted on 03/02/2014 11:25:56 PM PST by jyro (French-like Democrats wave the white flag of surrender while we are winning)
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To: Wyatt's Torch

It was his tone of voice that was irritating. Obviously, many people might sell their stock.


65 posted on 03/03/2014 2:44:03 AM PST by driftless2
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FU, Tim Cook. Still off-shoring your revenue?


66 posted on 03/03/2014 2:47:06 AM PST by Gene Eric (Don't be a statist!)
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To: Wyatt's Torch

Taking ownership of Apple Inc is the best thing conservatives can do.


67 posted on 03/03/2014 2:49:09 AM PST by Gene Eric (Don't be a statist!)
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To: nascarnation

>> I enjoy Rush but I suspect he is a capitalist more than a patriot.

The two qualities are somewhat intertwined. Rush is a patriot — no question about it.


68 posted on 03/03/2014 2:52:46 AM PST by Gene Eric (Don't be a statist!)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

As I understand it, Cook was challenged for putting money into off-grid power production instead of absolutely focusing on profits. A company with >$100B cash on hand is doing profits right. I have no problem with a company going off-grid in a way few can, further enforcing it’s independence just as we all should have a pile of cash on hand and build our own solar collectors etc. for independence.


69 posted on 03/03/2014 3:01:59 AM PST by ctdonath2 (Making good people helpless doesn't make bad people harmless.)
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To: nascarnation

“Apple’s new CEO Tim Cook not only might be the most influential technology leader in his new position, but also the most powerful gay man in America.

Cook has never publicly commented on his sexuality, but Gawker reports that it’s generally known within the Apple and Silicon Valley circles that he’s gay.

Out Magazine named him its most powerful gay or lesbian person of 2011. In its profile, it wrote Although Tim Cook has chosen to be discreet about his sexuality, just know that Apple’s heir apparent is gay sends a compelling message of the opportunity to thrive in the workplace. That’s a big deal.

A Gawker profile of Cook in January 2011, stated that Apple management would support Cook if publicly acknowledged his sexuality, but did have concerns about whether his coming out would impact the perception of the Apple brand.”

http://www.ibtimes.com/new-apple-ceo-tim-cook-gay-304808

Just another homobully.


70 posted on 03/03/2014 3:51:55 AM PST by ilovesarah2012
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To: Dr. Sivana

“Wind and solar aren’t evil”

They are when taxpayers are on the hook for their failures.


71 posted on 03/03/2014 3:55:47 AM PST by ilovesarah2012
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To: driftless2

They might... and in order to sell you have to have a buyer. AAPL trades ~14 million shares a day so there are plenty of those around. COnsidering shareholders overwhelmingly rejected the proposal I’d say Cook’s position with his board is quite solid on this issue. Now if AAPL cotinues on the same path of new product releases there might be an issue but it won’t be because of telling shareholders that if they don’t agree with the company’s sustainability efforts to exit the stock.


72 posted on 03/03/2014 4:15:58 AM PST by Wyatt's Torch
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To: ctdonath2

that’s exactly what happened. AAPL is a cash flow monster. What they did in the NC data center is pretty amazing and, arguably, pretty good for profitability. Ever wonder why they chose North Carolina for their solar based data center?


73 posted on 03/03/2014 4:20:26 AM PST by Wyatt's Torch
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To: ilovesarah2012
“Wind and solar aren’t evil”

They are when taxpayers are on the hook for their failures.

Agreed. But how can we expect companies to NOT take advantage of government moneys when their competitors get them?
74 posted on 03/03/2014 5:05:41 AM PST by Dr. Sivana ("I'm a Contra" -- President Ronald Reagan)
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To: Dr. Sivana

Oh, I don’t blame the companies. I blame the idiots in congress who gave away our hard-earned dollars.


75 posted on 03/03/2014 5:07:40 AM PST by ilovesarah2012
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Time to short the stock.


76 posted on 03/03/2014 5:12:05 AM PST by St_Thomas_Aquinas ( Isaiah 22:22, Matthew 16:19, Revelation 3:7)
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To: Wyatt's Torch

And you attribute this to Cook? or to the momentum left by the tech culture that Jobs left?

Because Cook is on track knowingly or not to change the culture Jobs built.

Jobs died only 2 years ago and the mentality of the tech and business culture he built up was intact up to and beyond the day he died.

But not now:

http://www.thestreet.com/story/12279138/1/apples-biggest-mistakes-under-tim-cook.html

How will Apple look in 5 years? They will look like the NY Times, resting on their laurels while the talent leaves the homosexual and politically correct culture that Cook is developing.


77 posted on 03/03/2014 5:39:00 AM PST by Hostage (ARTICLE V)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Cook came back with a harsh reminder that despite the company’s mounds of cash, it is not in the business of caving to shareholder demands, especially politically motivated ones. “We do a lot of things for reasons besides profit motive,” Cook said. “We want to leave the world better than we found it.”

Interesting. By leaving the world, you accomplish what you seek. You should set tougher goals for yourself, Tim.


78 posted on 03/03/2014 5:44:16 AM PST by Lee'sGhost (Johnny Rico picked the wrong girl!)
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To: UriÂ’el-2012

Same as Obamaturd’s foreign policy.


79 posted on 03/03/2014 5:44:50 AM PST by Lee'sGhost (Johnny Rico picked the wrong girl!)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

What a drama queen. I love how the “I hate Global Warming Skeptics” crowd are so illogical.

“You need to sell your Apple stock because.......science”.


80 posted on 03/03/2014 5:46:16 AM PST by AppyPappy
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