I think it's apple playing chicken with regulators. Surely they also see this problem as inevitably coming to a head, but if they can flirt with the line, they

I think it's apple playing chicken with regulators. Surely they also see this problem as inevitably coming to a head, but if they can flirt with the line, they can make bank until they're forced to move on it. They probably have responses to potential issues and a transition already planned out; they are simply milking the current situation for all its worth.