Dear Friends,

It has been rainy and cool this week but apparently, there is a heat wave coming our way if you believe our weather rumor mongers, Emily and Art. Emily declared that a bunch of AC units on campers were going to freeze up and Artie trotted out his chat status “The days are getting shorter and I hope it snows soon…” It will be nice to have some warmer summer-like weather!

Apple CEO, Tim Cook sat for Fortune interview this week and had some remarkable things to say about business, privacy and a number of topics. When he spoke about business’s role in society I believe he was square on the mark. Cook said that he doesn’t think businesses should deal only in commercial things. “Business to me is nothing more than a collection of people, and if people have values — and I argue we should — then by extension companies should have values.” Companies should speak out after evaluating whether or not a subject is a core value, says Cook.

“Ask yourself — is it a core value of your company? […] If something happens that isn’t consistent with those, then I think you need to speak. Think about if you don’t — then you’re in the appalling silence of good people category and this is something I’ve never wanted to be a part of.

Bravo, Tim! This is one of the many reasons we stick with Apple despite the headwinds that make it a challenge for an independent Apple reseller. Apple’s commitment to diversity and inclusion is important to us.

This week’s Kibbles & Bytes Exclusive features the high-end 15-inch MacBook Pro with Touch Bar. This unit has the 2.9GHz i7 processor, 16gb of ram, 256GB SSD drive and the 4GB video card. It is Space Gray. We have three units that have dented cartons with perfect contents. UPS’s failure is your gain – these units have 1-year Apple Warranty and this week we are bundling with AppleCare + so you get three years of warranty coverage, technical support and up to two incidents of accidental damage (after deductible). Normally with a pristine shipping box, these sell for $2499.99 or $2878.99 with AppleCare +. This week for Kibbles & Bytes readers only for these three units you can get this bundle for $300 off at $2579.99!