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Why would we lynch Cloudant, but Apple and other companies (that make much more money from Monsanto) get a free pass?

Of course a startup is excited to get a big client, as they should be. If Apple was a small company and signed a deal with Monsanto they'd probably make a big deal about it too.

For a startup a big client can be the difference between success and failure in the early days. Apple has no such excuse, they could refuse to sell to Monsanto if they wanted to. Why don't you do something that requires real sacrifice, like boycott your favorite company, instead of harassing a little startup?




Apple don't put out press releases saying 'We're proud to be working with Monsanto'


They would if they were an early stage startup and just got their first big order.


Then they would be lynched.


Then they would not be Apple. They would be cloudant.




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