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This case is different from that. In the Chinese case, they are complying with the legal request of a government. They are required by local law to answer that
by tdaltonc 8y ago
This case is different from that. In the Chinese case, they are complying with the legal request of a government. They are required by local law to answer that request.
But Apple is not required to distribute an app just because it's legal under local laws. There are all kinds of legal things you can't make an app for in the US. Apple is within its legal rights to say, "you can't distribute that app on our platform."
Do you see the difference?
- writepub 8y agoApple was within it's right to stop sales of the iPhone in China, and protect Chinese citizen's privacy - and follow through with it's pompous advertising on privacy protection. But it chose to abandon privacy, morals and ethics, and remain in the country. Apple's selective enforcement is indicative of the impact on it's bottom line. If banning the Saudi app leads to a ban on iPhones in Saudi, Apple will gladly cower to the kingdom for more money, as it has demonstrated with China. Apple DOESN'T care about morals, or it's customers or the horse shit rules governing it's store - it just needs a worthy adversary to put it in it's place, else it'll gladly be the biggest bully in the playground, and claim moral authority while doing so.