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# American Apple(s)
- URL: https://chrisenns.com/2025/10/american-apple-s/
- Published: 2025-10-24T14:44:46.000Z
- Updated: 2025-10-24T14:44:46.000Z
- Description: An overused sub-headline: Apple is rotten to it's leadership core.
- Author: Chris Enns

The first article I read about Apple in my RSS reader this morning was [from MacRumors](https://www.macrumors.com/2025/10/23/apple-donating-trump-ballroom/?ref=chrisenns.com):

> Apple is one of several tech companies that will contribute to the construction of U.S. President Donald Trump's 90,000-square-foot ballroom, reports [*CNN*](https://www.cnn.com/2025/10/23/politics/ballroom-donors-white-house-trump?ref=chrisenns.com).

The second article I read about Apple was how "[Apple Starts Shipping Made-in-America AI Servers Early](https://www.macrumors.com/2025/10/24/apple-starts-shipping-made-in-america-ai-servers/?ref=chrisenns.com)", quoting Apple Chief Operating Officer Sabih Khan:

> *As part of our $600 billion commitment to the United States, these servers will be installed in our data centers and play a key role in powering Apple Intelligence with Private Cloud Compute.*

The third article I read was [from Daring Fireball](https://daringfireball.net/linked/2025/10/23/will-the-savant-ever-air?ref=chrisenns.com) where John Gruber linked to an article in The Hollywood Reporter titled "[Is Jessica Chastain’s ‘The Savant’ Ever Going to Premiere?](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/jessica-chastain-the-savant-delay-will-it-be-released-apple-1236406858/?ref=chrisenns.com)" with the phrase:

> Ominous vibe.

What's the point of [designing a special plaque](https://www.youtube.com/shorts/0O9QhwIkj5w?ref=chrisenns.com), giving millions to your mad king, and flying the American flag from every possible angle—even though the majority of Apple's customers live outside America—if you're still afraid to release a TV series that executive producer and star, Jessica Chastain, says is about:

> ...the heroes who work every day to stop violence before it happens, and honoring their courage feels more urgent than ever. While I respect Apple’s decision to pause the release for now, I remain hopeful the show will reach audiences soon. Until then, I’m wishing safety and strength for everyone, and I’ll let you know if and when *The Savant* is released.

Assuming Chastain's description of the series is accurate, Apple seems like cowards. 

I don't think tech and political writers inside the USA fully recognize how insane Apple's bending the knee to Trump looks from outside. It's turned a company that I thought was fairly apolitical in terms of the left / right divide in the USA, but very interested in caring about humanity, to a company that's willing to follow the political winds whichever way they may blow—as long as the iPhones keep flowing.