Apple donates $100,000 to fight Proposition 8

'I'm a PC': PFFFT, whatever.

an apple a day.

Know more apple products for me,bastards.

all men are created equal? still not there...

Proposition 8 should never have been written at all.

do no evil =)

This is great, but when are we going to list the names of every other company and individual that has donated to fight Prop 8?

Is there going to be a press release for everyone who actually votes - because that is all that really matters.

This is not news. This is marketing

don't hate- VOTE NO on PROP 8

This is great!

They can't repopulate! let them get married! It's just a word that gets two people tax benefits...

I don't understand why straight people have such a problem with gay marriage. I don't understand why people get so upset over a word (marriage). It is a religious matter if we want to get married in a church but if we have a civil ceremony, keep religion out of it. I get very upset by the holier than thou bunch of people. Why do these people make such a big fuss over same sex marriage when 75% of married people have said they stepped out on their partners' at one time or another. "Marriage" is just a word. Get over it people.

Totally agree with Apple

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Same sex couples fine, as long as they aren't both men then they should get benefits. But marriage, what is often called "a piece of paper" should not be between two men. I mean the legal marriage. I think a secondary marriage, another "piece of paper" that protects couples who are men but does not support obvious medical needs that a woman has is in order. Hope I said that right and not offended anyone. Because is would get even more complicated if there were two women who both wanted to have kids. Maybe there is more information needed about ways around all this and not amendments made to marriage so that it fits everyone's lifestyle.

Whilst generally a fan of the Apple computer for it's technologies, I didn't expect to be a supporter with regards to humanitarian issues.

With this latest donation, I have a renewed respect for those at Cupertino. Well done.

nice

I am so glad I live in Massachusetts and have a governor with a gay daughter. It is good that Apple and Google are on the gays side.

"Hey! You got my politics in your corporation!"

"You got my corporation in your politics!"

I'm pretty sure that's how it happened with republicans and corporations.

What is APPLE doing about the toxic pollution and e-waste their products cause? How much are they investing into that? Personally I wish corporations would stay out of politics, but of course that's all about profits too.

that doesnt make them less "Drm"ie.

We don't even have Prop 8 on our ballot. We have stem cell research and medical marijuana.

I was not alive during desegregation, but looking back in history, it seems ridiculous that people would be openly against civil rights. We are living through a modern day civil rights battle. It also seems ridiculous that people are against rights for homosexuals.

Once again, the civil rights will prevail, and the Conservatives will be forced to accept it. Their archaic way of life is such an impediment to progress.

yes if you cannot agree on the basic fundamental rights of a Man and a Woman being married legally to produce children to further the Human species..throw some money at the Moral issues and the problem will get resolved.
Not everything is resolved by money though..?

Take that PC.

Jenkins, thanks, I am glad my post made you smile. I should add that I have already contributed twice at the www.eqca.org website; therefore, I am not urging anyone to do something that I have not already done myself. I believe that it is important, as the aphorism goes, to "Put your money where your mouth is."

This makes me smile, keep the cash flowing

I totally agree with the comments here praising Apple computers for joining Google in choosing the right side in this battle. Bravo for Apple! If you want to join them in contributing to defeat this hateful proposition, you can do just that by going to Equality California's website at www.eqca.org and making a donation. Also, be sure to go out on election day if you live in California and vote against Proposition 8 and encourage everyone you know to do the same.

The thing is, if these companies say they disapprove Prop 8 and support equal rights for all, then what does that say about the companies that support Prop 8? They're pretty much putting a lot of pressure on other companies to support this lest they be regarded as supporting inequality.

Love or hate the issue at hand, the key words are fundamental equality for all people. We should stand and fight for it, as this is what makes this country great. Apple and Google know this.

Step back from the issue for a bit and think about this; why does gaining influence in the political arena, or affecting govt. level policy, require egregious sums of money being peddled to our politicians as bribery? Why should it require any money at all in a truly democratic society? Shouldn't it require only citizenship and an opinion?

Truth: Democracy in this country is a buzzword used only to perpetuate complacency and obedience, it has nothing to do with reality. The system of govt. we live under is an oligarchic empire with a very subservient republic.

This is our glaring example. Thank you Apple.

Hopefully the votes for no on prop 8 aren't suppressed with the votes for Barack. However, they can't suppress a landslide.

Many may be against Prop. 8 because of the words "constitutional amendment"

I know some people who are against gay marriage but do not feel the need for a constitutional amendment, hence their vote against Prop. 8.

Neat. Now if they'd just stop making overpriced machines that are only good for media editing...

I'm loving apple even more now!