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Google's murky Washington lobbying is making Apple look good

  • Written by John Barrick, Associate Professor of Accountancy, Brigham Young University

Tech giant Apple last week told Politico it would withhold support for the Republican National Convention due to comments made by Donald Trump. Apple competitors Google and Facebook are still supporters though, with Google providing the official live stream, and Facebook providing “financial and other” support.

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