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Tim Apple Laughing At Apple Loyalists Defending New Ads

This satirical meme features a real photograph of Tim Cook, CEO of Apple (popularly nicknamed 'Tim Apple' after a public misstatement by former US president Donald Trump), laughing hysterically. The top text sets up the joke: Tim Cook is amused as extremely loyal Apple customers spin Apple's announcement of adding new advertisements to Apple Maps as a positive feature instead of an unwelcome negative change. The meme pokes fun at blind brand loyalty among some Apple fans, and Apple's ongoing push to increase advertising revenue across its services.
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Tim Apple watching loyalists call ads a feature:

Overview

This satirical meme features a real photograph of Tim Cook, CEO of Apple (popularly nicknamed 'Tim Apple' after a public misstatement by former US president Donald Trump), laughing hysterically. The top text sets up the joke: Tim Cook is amused as extremely loyal Apple customers spin Apple's announcement of adding new advertisements to Apple Maps as a positive feature instead of an unwelcome negative change. The meme pokes fun at blind brand loyalty among some Apple fans, and Apple's ongoing push to increase advertising revenue across its services.

Origin notes

This meme originated on Reddit in discussions about Apple's 2024 official announcement that ads would be added to Apple Maps. It uses an existing viral reaction photo of Tim Cook laughing, and was assembled as a meme on the Imgflip meme creation platform, as confirmed by the Imgflip watermark at the bottom left corner of the image.

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