Gobs of money and also legal control of the companies' markets. Controlling Apple's various markets gives nations a lot of power that is tough to get even with

Gobs of money and also legal control of the companies' markets. Controlling Apple's various markets gives nations a lot of power that is tough to get even with lots and lots of money (yes, see Piketty, but it's rather inefficient to buy politicians even if some billionaires are working on doing so.)