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Apple donates $100,000

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RICK_ROSS
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so apple donated 100,000 dollars to fight the same sex marriage ban  in california. personally, i think its pretty cool
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/technology/2008/10/apple-against-t.html
Nov 1 2008 6:19PM
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caucasian_chad
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Now no one can argue if you say Apple is gay.
Nov 1 2008 6:26PM
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babujib
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you know how i know your gay?
Nov 1 2008 6:27PM
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Canuker
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pun intended?

hahaha, made me chuckle though.

im kinda confused with your icon though....

Nov 1 2008 6:28PM
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cobra_commander
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pennies.
Nov 1 2008 6:42PM
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doublexl
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crookedboner was this douche that used to troll the forums and he made this thread about his friends touching his dick and he didnt get a boner.

i think thats what hes talking about anyway.
Nov 1 2008 7:07PM
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skiminnesota
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dont know if you guys understand the amount of money apple makes but for a mega corporation this is tiddly winks for a donation.
Nov 1 2008 7:09PM
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Static
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Sure $100,000 isn't the entirety of apples annual profits, but for something that only applies to 3-4% of the population it's enough. Now if they only spent 100k on marijuana policy reform we could call them cheap. Instead we'll just label them fag sympathizers.
Nov 1 2008 7:13PM
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Mooserz
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aka shawn
Nov 1 2008 7:23PM
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comeatmebro
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troll my ass fucker.
Nov 1 2008 7:25PM
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Caveman.
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haha
Nov 1 2008 7:51PM
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Deletedtoday
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why don't they give it to things that need it more,
Nov 1 2008 8:49PM
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Alex_G
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haha now youre really gay
Nov 1 2008 9:02PM
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Caveman.
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Click for larger image
Nov 1 2008 9:14PM
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eastcoastsoloMAN
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wow really, weird
Nov 1 2008 9:16PM
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Canuker
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ahahaha.
Nov 1 2008 9:28PM
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Franny
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Is this another thing to make it better than PC?
Nov 1 2008 9:29PM
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An10a_Eng
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you have a mac?
Nov 1 2008 9:30PM
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Ben.
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thats rad. kinda not much money though.
Nov 1 2008 11:24PM
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k-rob
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yup, Apple's gay. good for the homos though i guess, i couldn't care less whether or not they marry.
Nov 1 2008 11:28PM
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no_steeze
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yeah this is like me donating 5 bucks but it's still pretty cool, i mean gay marriage doesn't keep me up at night but i feel like they should be allowed to marry eachother so i guess it's a nice move on apple's part
Nov 2 2008 12:18AM
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snwbrdmilf
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Shawn is not a douche, nor did he "troll" NS. He's a legit member who made a dumb thread and will never live it down. He's NS history, you can't talk him down.
Nov 2 2008 1:02AM
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Bob_Gnarley
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no, just gayer.
Nov 2 2008 1:48AM
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nickharris
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why would they give it to something like that they should give it to a more nobler cause.
Nov 2 2008 1:28AM
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Campeador
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Nov 2 2008 2:10AM
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Ben.
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hahahahaah HILARIOUS....
wait
no
not funny at all
Nov 2 2008 2:21AM
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slevin_kelevra
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ROCKSAND...   i dont  know why...but yeaH
Nov 2 2008 2:22AM
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Canuker
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agreed, except the only part i laughed at was at the start " and im steve"
Nov 2 2008 11:14AM
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Dylan_
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pocket change.
Nov 2 2008 11:19AM
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Mooserz
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eh hem, I do recall a time where he once tried to take over all of nsg by post whoring which i foiled by always posting once on the top thread
Nov 2 2008 11:24AM
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spliff.Life
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hahahahahahahahahaha
Nov 2 2008 11:35AM
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Jwenz
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all the power to them. I don't have a problem with gay marriage. People should be able to do what they want. Word to APPLE. Even though that's like me donating 20 bucks to anything. ICK
Nov 2 2008 11:37AM
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caucasian_chad
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That was the same night that I made this icon in MS Paint!  Good times...


BTW Shawn, you'll be happy to know that I'm making a new icon soon because not enough people remember what this one is about.
Nov 2 2008 2:29PM
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guava
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haha that's one marketing strategy to get more gays to buy your product.
Nov 2 2008 2:32PM
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killa_cam
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actually i think the tread was about how he did get a boner

but seriously guys. it's not about how much money they gave. i'm sure they ran the figures and figured $100,000 to be an appropriate amount to help the people who this cause effects. it shows alot to have a large corporation like apple backing this issue, and if you're say they're being cheap, they really don't need like $10,000,000 to support this cause and apple would basically be wasting their money, rather than giving an appropriate amount that can and hopefully will be used in a effort to affect a change.
Nov 2 2008 2:45PM
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lineskier10
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its just dumb to donate it to that shit when there are many more pressing problems around like how shitloads of children in Africa are starving every day, not to mention all the ethnic cleansing, don't get me wrong i think fags should be able to get married if they want to or not, but all apple cares about is the good press from this anyways, and darfur is old news so they say fuck all the people that are dying
Nov 2 2008 2:50PM
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Rachy
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"No on Prop 8

October 24, 2008

Apple is publicly opposing Proposition 8 and making a donation of $100,000 to the No on 8 campaign. Apple was among the first California companies to offer equal rights and benefits to our employees’ same-sex partners, and we strongly believe that a person’s fundamental rights — including the right to marry — should not be affected by their sexual orientation. Apple views this as a civil rights issue, rather than just a political issue, and is therefore speaking out publicly against Proposition 8."

http://www.apple.com/hotnews/

I'ld call that a worthy cause.


Nov 2 2008 2:55PM
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caucasian_chad
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No, it was about how he didn't get a boner.

*THREAD BUMPED*
Nov 2 2008 2:55PM
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Fish_Sandwich.
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That's sick or sure, even if it isn't much for them.
Shawn is definitely legit. faaaaaa sho.
Nov 2 2008 3:05PM
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A.R.
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hahahahahahaha
Nov 2 2008 6:25PM
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whattheshit
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the funny thing is and something that the apple elitists forget about is that apples track record when it comes to business ethics is more then questionable.  100,000 dollars is purely gimmick and a marketing investment.  The amount of PR that apple is going to get is going to compound their 100,000 dollar donation several times over in profits just because left wing liberals eat this shit up.

yea im a cynic, but im also right.
Nov 2 2008 6:31PM
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Fish_Sandwich.
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I think you are wrong.  I tend to think like you though.  Maybe they just wanted to do something good too, jesus, they help and then everyone hates on them for not giving enough.
Nov 2 2008 6:33PM
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whattheshit
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yea its a good thing, but i also think there are ulterior motives at work here.


Nov 2 2008 6:37PM
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natedogg789435
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hooray beer.
Nov 2 2008 6:51PM
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chapz
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hahahahahah
Nov 2 2008 8:32PM
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BULLSEMEN
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People in africa don't buy apple products.
Nov 2 2008 9:14PM
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2+2=5
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100 000 is practically nothing to them. they should donate 100 000 to legalize pot in california...
Nov 2 2008 10:25PM
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Caveman.
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haha wtf. You think he's wrong just because you don't want to believe him. Apple has had a shady track record in the past. That is undeniable.
Nov 3 2008 9:46AM
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