[bkopto]

As much as Steve Jobs was a computer visionary, he's entitled to a white cane and a seeing eye dog when it comes to politics.

[Perdogg]

That's why I am buying a Samsung Galaxy Tab

[Lazlo in PA]

I bet the only thing Obummer uses the IPad for is downloading gay porn and checking basketball scores. He is genuinely Americas stupidest President.

[xenob]

So? I’d imagine every company comps the president...

[Future Snake Eater]

You mean the president got a cool toy a little before it was released?! Amazing! He truly is a visionary leader for our country! 4 MORE YEARS! 4 MORE YEARS!

[Jane Long]

Soliciting comps and enjoying the perks of his "job".

What a legacy. /s

[Todd_Gray]

Obama probably thought Jobs gave him a portable teleprompter.

[Lou L]

I work in the pharmaceutical industry...our sales' folks can't so much as leave a pack of Post-It notes with a doctor's office without a lot of reporting paperwork. Any "comps" given have to be entirely related to a product, and cannot be outside usual and customary guidelines.

Why is it the President (and Congress people) can accept these kinds of gifts without question?

[ProtectOurFreedom]

This would only be a problem if Obozo had the Commerce Department award $750 million to Apple to build a new factory.

Apple, like most tech companies, has been very late to the game of politics. Is it any coincidence that the sector thrives and is awash in innovation, has declining prices and is still growing and hiring rapidly?

No government interference or “help” is the recipe for success.

[Eye of Unk]

I will stay with a Tracfone for the next year at the very least.
I checked into what it costs per month to support one of these new smartphones.

I would rather have the extra funds to pay my bills as winter is coming and I am being laid off until spring.

Of course many don’t care if their teeth fall out, the kids have no milk, the car runs out of gas, only that they have a smartphone.

[ctdonath2]

“Obama, a self-professed fan of Research in Motion’s BlackBerry phones”

Sounds like a smart move on Jobs’ part: regardless of the recipient’s politics, he’s vastly influential and fond of competing products - so give him an advanced copy of your product in hopes of displacing that fondness.

Notice that RIM isn’t doing so well, but Apple is. Leverage opportunities!

[Dr. Scarpetta]

As much as Steve Jobs was a computer visionary, he's entitled to a white cane and a seeing eye dog when it comes to politics.

I don't get why Steve Jobs would like obama's policies. I know some democrats, and I can't reason with them either.