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I mean what was the alternative? To admit that your supply chain is compromised and blame directly the government of the country where you produce (and sell to
by whatever1 8y ago
I mean what was the alternative? To admit that your supply chain is compromised and blame directly the government of the country where you produce (and sell to a level) all of your hardware?
That would be a huge blow in the credibility of the company and would raise serious questions on why they did not move the manufacturing elsewhere.
- IshKebab 8y agoIf this were true I would have expected some corporate waffle like "Apple takes supply chain security very seriously and regularly audits suppliers. We cannot comment on internal security matters but customers should be assured that blah blah blah." I wouldn't have expected this extremely strong denial which is one step short of outright calling Bloomberg liars.
- whatever1 8y agoNo offense, but I think that your suggested statement would only lead to serious escalation for media enquiries, especially since this story came 2 days after the interview of the Apple CEO [1], where he underlined that privacy (and the relevant security measures) constitutes the core value of the company. [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VD1cP8SK3Q0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VD1cP8SK3Q0
- Arn_Thor 8y agoIf Apple or Amazon are found to have lied in their statements I think they could be in serious legal trouble with both their customers but also (sadly, more importantly) their stock holders.
- _Tev 8y agoMore trouble than if they pissed China off enough to threaten Apple's manufacturing in China?