I am thinking the same thing as the author of the article. Long time Apple Fanboy here. I remember Steve Jobs doing things for free to improve customer loyalty. Now that Ernst Röhm, oh I mean Tim Cook is kissing up, I’m looking for an off ramp. After the dividend is paid my Apple stock is gone.
The other issue I have is when you go to a local store they don’t stock items, they say “we can order it”.
I needed a gasket for my Kamado Joe grill. I went to my local dealer. They didn’t have one and proceeded to order one for me - the salesman was looking on the Amazon site! Why would I buy it from them? I haven’t been back since.
Might not be everyone’s dream but a union tradesperson can make a living. Now it looks like jobs will be available. I’m a retired union electrician with a paid off second snowbird home in Florida. Funny thing is with in a stone’s throw from that house are three other retired union trades people snowbird homes.