Apple quits US Chamber of Commerce in pro-Green protest

I hope Apple's just using "green" as an excuse to pull out for other reasons; I'm really tired of hearing environmentalist bullshit from Apple, Google, et al., particularly when most of my life runs off of their products. My gut feeling is that Apple is just doing this to suck up to the green-conscience-ridden liberal segment (which is annoying), while Google may actually be sincere about it (which is creepy).

No offense to these companies, but I'd rather the people decide rather than a bunch of jackass executives.
Don't be fooled, whether they leave or stay it's all about the benjamins.
You need to balance the regulation with realism and that's where I have a problem with both sides.

Apple needs to stay out of Politics or they will be boycotted by two thirds the market for one reason or another.

They are making it hard for me to support them, recommend them, and buy their products.

Fact is, in this case, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce is probably right. Obama and Gore are wrong and global warming caused by man is a load of crap.

If Apple wants to keep growing, they need to kick some people off their board of directors and get some objective intelligence in there.

This clinches it, Apple is officially gay.

Wow people! I really like this site and normally I am enjoying to read through the comments, just for a little laugh, but what has been posted further up has - at first - made me laugh out loud and then shake my head in disbelieve.
Seriously guys, one or two people suggesting climate change and human influence is a joke I would have been ok with, nobody would expect 100% of the visitors here to have a brain and to use it, but the number and the content of the arguments given up there are simply unbelievable.
Please everyone that thinks humans have only little impact on climate change - especially while accusing "the other side" of blind believes - take 30 min of your time (It cannot be that expensive) and look at the scientific comments to this issue.
I have recently done some research on the topic and I have not found ONE single scientist, who just as much as doubts the connection made between the human caused emissions and a change in the climate that is so radical that we as humans will not be able to simply adapt if we go on like this.

And by the way, of course it is not right to cut down the rain forest, but this is an argument for additional projects and initiatives, NOT against the movements for emission reductions.

Sorry to write so much here on rather off topic note, but some people are just way too stupid and ignorant to let them speak without putting things into perspective.

The ideal the President puts forth, is utopianism. And this is achieved via a gracious and righteous government.

Of course, in human history, this has always led to totalitarianism, communism or dictatorships.

The false idea that Government is good, and that Corporations are evil, are trying to be turned on their heads here.

Think of it this way: Everyone is made of timber - that's good. But we are all made of crooked timber - that's bad.

Everyone has their own motives, and to pretend politicians or enviro groups, or companies (pick your good guy) have good people only wanting the best (because they are on your side) is naive - at best.

Understand everyone has their own motives, power, money, a false idea we can build utopia on the earth if everyone sang John Lenon songs, and the list goes on.

Everyone this go-around is playing everyone. Pretty sad to watch people pick sides or play along as if Apple or the Commerce, or some other group is the good guy, and others are the bad guy.

And to think - all about an idea of global warming that will flip on it's head in a few years time to global cooling again (yeah, it's been cooling for over 5 straight years now. Hello?...). Anyone remember the coming ice age of the 70's??? Anything to play on the sheeple for political control and power - or sales - or... or... or...