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I concur. If it really is a chip being inserted on a board, then that's hard evidence that can be verified by cracking open the hardware and looking for said ch

• duskwuff 8y ago
  And Apple -- being, in part, a hardware company -- has extensive tools and expertise at their disposal to investigate any hardware abnormality. If they've concluded that everything is normal, I'm inclined to believe them.
  • munificent 8y ago
    Cook is claiming everything is normal, but that doesn't necessarily mean that's what Apple actually knows and believes. It is also possible that they have investigated, did find tampering, and are still publicly denying it.
    • CamperBob2 8y ago
      Cook has made this claim in a way that exposes the company, and probably himself, to a lot of legal grief if it later becomes evident that he's not being truthful. What does Bloomberg have at stake, in comparison? Nothing, apparently, since they don't seem to value their reputation enough to back up their reporting with evidence.