We heard yesterday that Apple CEO Tim Cook would be appearing on Good Morning America, and guessed that the trade war with China would be one of the topics. The show did indeed kick off with Cook being asked why Apple products had been excluded from the tariffs.
I don’t want to speak for [the Trump administration], but I think they’ve looked at this and said that it’s not really great for the United States to put a tariff on those type of products …
Cook said he remained optimistic about how things would work out, despite the current chaos.
Asked what responsibility Cook felt leading a trillion-dollar company, the CEO replied by pointing to what he saw as Apple’s contribution to the US.
Cook also talked about the Everyone Can Code initiative as an important contribution the country.
We do that in terms of creating jobs, we’ve created two million jobs in America and we want to create even more. We’re investing $350B in the country over the next five years.
Asked to justify the cost of the new iPhones, Cook began with a somewhat dubious claim, but went on to talk about value rather than cost.
Cook said that most people pay a monthly fee through a carrier, most iPhone owners paying about $30 a month for it – or a dollar a day. That’s good value for what you’re getting, he argued.
Cook explained why Apple added the ECG functionality to the Watch.
You can watch the full interview over at Good Morning America.
They sought medical treatment, and the doctor told them that if they had not sought help, they would not be here. So we began to research more and more, what more can we do for heart help.
