In my search for companies that I might run into that I might just need to boycott, I found this lovely tid-bit that I was un-aware of. Please feel free to email google and Apple to let them know that you applaud their efforts to fight discrimination. This from the LA Times:
Apple giving $100,000 to anti-Prop. 8 campaign
Donating on behalf of same-sex marriage is seen as risky for a consumer goods firm.
By Michelle Quinn October 25, 2008
Reporting from San Francisco -- Apple Inc. said Friday that it was donating $100,000 to fight the proposed ban on same-sex marriages in California, taking a rare political stand that may win over some customers and irk others.The computer and gadget maker joined such companies as Google Inc., Qualcomm Inc. and Pacific Gas & Electric Co. in declaring opposition to Proposition 8, which would define marriage as only between a man and woman.
"We strongly believe that a person's fundamental rights -- including the right to marry -- should not be affected by their sexual orientation," Apple said.Wading into a social issue with a six-figure donation is unusual and risky for a company that sells goods primarily to consumers, according to marketing and corporate governance experts. Although Apple has long pitched itself as a counterculture brand, products such as the iPod and iPhone have brought it into the mainstream.
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