The four reasons listed are just three assertions: 1) From Apple, which has already made their position clear, so it's just repeating that essentially, althoug

The four reasons listed are just three assertions: 1) From Apple, which has already made their position clear, so it's just repeating that essentially, although the forum is different. 2) & 3) From government agencies that are specifically tasked with deception when needed. plus a report about what Brian Krebs said, which highlighted him saying that nobody should draw conclusions about the merit of the story based on the fact that he found nothing. Here's the quote: "I heard similar allegations earlier this year about Supermicro and tried mightily to verify them but could not. That in itself should be zero gauge of the story’s potential merit." So four "reasons" that really aren't. Although I do tend to believe Apple on this, the four reasons listed in the fine article do not add much. I'm surprised the author gave this such a breathless tone. His earlier opinion piece (https://9to5mac.com/2018/10/05/chinese-spy-chip/ https://9to5mac.com/2018/10/05/chinese-spy-chip/) gives better reasons to believe Apple.