When it comes to throwing their muscle around Congress, where does Apple stack up compared to the other big names in tech?
Business Insider has taken a look at the numbers.and the answer is surprising: not that much. In fact, they spend the least of most of the big tech companies when it comes to lobbying a percent of revenue. In fact, compared to Google, which spends half what it spends on advertising on lobbying, Apple’s barely rubbing elbows with politicians at all.
That makes sense though: Google mucks about in the murky waters of privacy, and that means they need to be conscious and have regulators on their side. Apple, by comparison, doesn’t have such a big target painted on their chest… although I imagine that lobbying budget will go up if it seriously looks like the DoJo is going to investigate Apple for anti-trust violations in regards to Adobe’s recent complaints.
[via 9to5Mac]
