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This is an interesting thought, because most Apple products are essentially bricked without software activation. And Apple has gone to great lengths to make it
by oceanplexian 7y ago
This is an interesting thought, because most Apple products are essentially bricked without software activation. And Apple has gone to great lengths to make it impossible to circumvent. Sure, they could produce cheap clones running Android but China already does that.
- JumpCrisscross 7y ago> most Apple products are essentially bricked without software activation In the near-term, expropriation would stave off job losses. (In the cities, amidst highly-skilled workers no less.) In the medium term, production lines could be adapted to make non-bricked products. Long story short, the threat of massive job losses to China is minimal--Apple has limited leverage over Beijing.