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"fair & balanced" -LOL

i wonder why i'm getting downvoted...we all know that each news outlet has their own angle on the way our country is going. if you don't believe that, then you sadly have your blinders on. see things for what they are folks

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You're downvoted not because you're right or wrong, but because this is not a political discussion forum. (This whole post is borderline, but at least most people have stuck to talking about the Apple/Fox News issue, not which side is destroying the country.)

I had some serious doubts about putting this on HN, and I'm glad to see that my worst fears weren't realized. What swung me towards posting it was the hope that someone on here would have some insight as to why Apple is following this course; unfortunately I have not seen anything solid in that regard.

My own take is that to some extent, it's about social class. There may be FoxNews fans who are Mac fans as well, but Apple's brand is an aspirational one; and like BMWs or Volvos it ends up being associated with upper middle-class liberal values even though the product itself has no such bias.

If what you have to say is a little trite, then why repeat it here? You even acknowledge this in saying "we all know. . . ." So. . . .

I suspect you think that your comment was worthwhile, in which case I don't get it.

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