Apple Ceo Comes Out, To Praise

BY MARGOT ROOSEVELT, Orange County Register: Business
Thu, 10/30/2014 - 5:03pm

When Tim Cook, CEO of Apple, the nation’s largest publicly traded corporation, came out as gay Thursday, the reaction was swift. Within hours, chief executive officers of Microsoft, Facebook and T-Mobile offered praise for his decision. House...

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