Ondrej Holzman Apple CEO Tim Cook muaj txoj hauv kev sib txawv rau ntau thaj chaw tshaj li nws tus thawj coj Steve Jobs, thiab Washington, DC, lub tsev rau tsoomfwv Meskas thiab cov koom haum tseem ceeb, tsis txawv. Raws li Cook txoj kev coj noj coj ua, Apple tau nce kev tos txais.
Cook tau mus xyuas lub peev ntawm Tebchaws Meskas, qhov chaw uas lub tuam txhab Californian tsis tshua muaj tshwm sim thaum lub sijhawm Steve Jobs era, thaum Lub Kaum Ob Hlis thiab tau ntsib, piv txwv li Senator Orrin Hatch, uas yog tus tswj hwm Senate Finance Committee xyoo no. Cook muaj ntau lub rooj sib tham tau teem tseg hauv DC thiab tsis nco Apple Store hauv Georgetown.
Tim Cook qhov muaj nyob hauv Capitol tsis yog qhov xav tsis thoob vim tias Apple tab tom nthuav dav mus rau lwm qhov kev txaus siab, uas los ntawm kev txaus siab ntawm Asmeskas cov neeg tsim cai lij choj. Ib qho piv txwv yog Apple Watch, uas Apple yuav sau cov ntaub ntawv ntawm kev txav ntawm cov neeg siv.
Hauv peb lub hlis dhau los, Apple tau txhawb nqa Tsev Dawb, Congress thiab 13 lwm lub tuam tsev thiab cov koom haum, los ntawm Food and Drug Administration mus rau Tsoom Fwv Teb Chaws Trade Commission. Rau kev sib piv, nyob rau hauv 2009 nyob rau hauv Steve Jobs, Apple lobbied tsuas yog nyob rau hauv Congress thiab rau lwm lub chaw ua hauj lwm.
Apple txoj haujlwm lobbying tau nce
Larry Noble ntawm Campaign Legal Center, uas yog nom tswv nyiaj txiag tsis muaj txiaj ntsig tau hais tias "Lawv tau kawm yam uas lwm tus neeg ntawm no tau kawm ua ntej lawv - tias Washington tuaj yeem muaj txiaj ntsig zoo rau lawv txoj kev lag luam. Tim Cook tab tom sim qhib ntau dua nrog tsoomfwv cov neeg ua haujlwm thiab yooj yim nws txoj haujlwm thaum Apple lub boom.
Txawm hais tias Apple kev nqis peev hauv kev lobbying tseem tsawg dua piv rau lwm lub tuam txhab thev naus laus zis, nws yog ob npaug ntawm tus nqi piv rau qhov xwm txheej tsib xyoos dhau los. Hauv xyoo 2013, nws tau sau tseg 3,4 lab nyiaj daus las, thiab xyoo tas los nws yuav tsum tsis txhob qis dua.
Tim Cook tau hais ib xyoos thiab ib nrab dhau los rau cov senators uas tau hais tias "Peb yeej tsis tau muaj zog heev hauv nroog," lawv nug nyob rau hauv cov ntsiab lus ntawm cov ntaub ntawv them se. Txij thaum ntawd los, Apple tus thawj coj tau ua ntau qhov kev yuav khoom tseem ceeb uas yuav pab nws hauv Washington.
Nws tau ntsib teeb meem ib puag ncig txij li xyoo 2013 Lisa Jackson, yav dhau los tus thawj coj ntawm Lub Chaw Tiv Thaiv Ib puag ncig, uas kuj tau pib hais tawm rau pej xeem ntawm lub ncauj lus no. "Peb nkag siab tias peb yuav tsum tham txog nws," nws piav qhia thaum lub rooj sib tham Commonwealth Club hauv San Francisco.
Amber Cottle, yav dhau los tus thawj coj ntawm Pawg Neeg Saib Xyuas Nyiaj Txiag Senate, uas paub Washington zoo heev thiab tam sim no ncaj qha tswj hwm qhov chaw tos txais ntawm Apple, kuj tuaj rau Apple xyoo tas los.
Nrog rau kev ua haujlwm ntau ntxiv, Apple yeej xav kom tsis txhob muaj kev sib cav nrog cov neeg sawv cev Asmeskas siab tshaj plaws thiab cov tub ceev xwm yav tom ntej, xws li ib tug loj-scale rooj plaub ntawm artificially inflating tus nqi ntawm e-phau ntawv los yog tsim nyog them rau niam txiv lub khw, uas tau ua tsis paub los ntawm lawv cov menyuam hauv App Store.
Apple kuj tseem ua haujlwm nrog Food and Drug Administration, uas nws sab laj txog qee yam ntawm nws cov khoom tshiab, xws li mobile health apps, thiab nws tau qhia Apple Watch tshiab thiab Health app rau Tsoom Fwv Teb Chaws Trade Commission thaum lub caij nplooj zeeg. Nyob rau hauv luv luv, lub tuam txhab California tau pom meej tias sim ua kom muaj zog ntau dua txhawm rau tiv thaiv cov teeb meem uas yuav tshwm sim.
