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Originally Posted by Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)
Maybe he would, and then he'd be selling himself out for the principles he purports to be taking a stand on. His (or your) choice.
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Kid Rock's boycott is quite clearly an effort to put pressure on Apple to pay him more money based on their business model. If it works and he gets more money, he's a sell-out (not a smart negotiator). If it doesn't, he's a socialist trying to force Apple to give up their profit margins. Ridiculous.
How is this any different than Walmart's negotiations with Sony to sell TVs? If Sony says, "Since you want so many tvs because you're in such a unique position, we'll sell to you for $x," and Walmart says, "This is true. And because we do, you'll sell to us for $y," and Sony says, "Uh, no. If we sell to you for $y, you're making more than we think you should and we want a cut of that margin." It's a negotiation and the price is set based on what is acceptable to both parties or there's no deal. Same shit.
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