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Judge rules Apple executive lied under oath, makes criminal contempt referral

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Re: Judge rules Apple executive lied under oath, makes criminal contempt referral

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Post by jordanb »

Eddy_Viscosity2 wrote: post #3

Will the executive actually face an criminal charges? No they will not.

The upside is that executives are cowards (also there's no way in hell I'm going to prison for my employer and most people I know feel the same) so even one high profile successful prosecution will have enormous deterrance effect.

There is this despondent feeling among most people that the law no longer applies to the powerful and we watch the behave with ever more brazenness. The saving grace is the amount of pushback needed to put them back in line is very small. Once they see any consequences for their actions they will fall in line.

Re: Judge rules Apple executive lied under oath, makes criminal contempt referral

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Post by AlexandrB »

jordanb wrote: post #4
Eddy_Viscosity2 wrote: post #3

Will the executive actually face an criminal charges? No they will not.

The upside is that executives are cowards (also there's no way in hell I'm going to prison for my employer and most people I know feel the same) so even one high profile successful prosecution will have enormous deterrance effect. There is this despondent feeling among most people that the law no longer applies to the powerful and we watch the behave with ever more brazenness. The saving grace is the amount of pushba…

I think cowards is the wrong word - more like opportunists. Like you said, almost no one wants to go to jail for "shareholder value" or a 10% bonus.

Re: Judge rules Apple executive lied under oath, makes criminal contempt referral

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Post by notyourwork »

jordanb wrote: post #4
Eddy_Viscosity2 wrote: post #3

Will the executive actually face an criminal charges? No they will not.

The upside is that executives are cowards (also there's no way in hell I'm going to prison for my employer and most people I know feel the same) so even one high profile successful prosecution will have enormous deterrance effect. There is this despondent feeling among most people that the law no longer applies to the powerful and we watch the behave with ever more brazenness. The saving grace is the amount of pushba…

Generally I agree but I think the pushback needs to be a bit larger than you suggest.

Over the last 25 years, we’ve become more tolerant to larger leeway for those of certain societal status. A relatively large whiplash must happen to course correct the general behavior, in my opinion.

Re: Judge rules Apple executive lied under oath, makes criminal contempt referral

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Post by torben-friis »

>Internally, Phillip Schiller had advocated that Apple comply with the Injunction, but Tim Cook ignored Schiller and instead allowed Chief Financial Officer Luca Maestri and his finance team to convince him otherwise. Cook chose poorly. The real evidence, detailed herein, more than meets the clear and convincing standard to find a violation.

Judging by tech, apple is right now in deep water due to the failure of delivering apple intelligence and a major drop in software quality.

Judging by political positioning, cook’s donation to trump’s inauguration didn’t sit well with the fanbase.

Now, it seems Cook is going for shady behavior against judges.

Maybe it’s time for a major change of leadership. Financially they might be ok, but one can’t avoid the feeling they’re burning the furniture to heat the house.

Re: Judge rules Apple executive lied under oath, makes criminal contempt referral

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Post by intrasight »

ujkhsjkdhf234 wrote: post #9

I hope he gets criminal charges. The amount of people who lie under oath and get away with it is unacceptable. Lets get all the politicians who lied under oath next as well.

It's not gonna happen. And for the reason that you just gave.
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