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Part of me wants to believe Apple and Amazon, but they're really under no obligation to tell us the truth. It's way more harmful for them to admit this happened

• bilbo0s 8y ago
  In this instance, just to be fair, Bloomberg did not present any concrete facts that can be confirmed or denied by the industry. (Concrete facts would also have the benefit of being able to be confirmed, or not, by reporters not affiliated with Bloomberg or FAANGs.) As it is, Bloomberg just kind of said, there is this issue that we're certain exists. So the industry is left to guess what the issue is in so many ways. I think we'll all need to wait for the outside reporters and investigators to run some of this information down to get a better idea of what's going on. Because right now, even most of us are just guessing at what it could be.
• jarfil 8y ago
  Moreover, what if they got a gag order which put them under obligation of never confirming the attack?
• diogenescynic 8y ago
  And if they did admit it, it would immediately cause a panic and stock drop.
• astrange 8y ago
  > but they're really under no obligation to tell us the truth. They are legally required to tell the truth.
  • kchoudhu 8y ago
    Not if they've been told not to.
    • astrange 8y ago
      They are legally obligated to their shareholders (you), so you could sue them for being untruthful, and the First Amendment says the government can't "tell you not to".
      • jasonlotito 8y ago
        > They are legally obligated to their shareholders (you) They've lied in the past to their shareholders.
      • kchoudhu 8y ago
        That is absolutely not the case if US intelligence agencies have told them to deny the allegations.
        • astrange 8y ago
          Whoever told you that made it up because it sounded cool.