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They answer that question. The answer they provide is that they would leave the Chinese market. You might not believe them but they are pretty clear on that po
by arrrg 5y ago
They answer that question. The answer they provide is that they would leave the Chinese market.
You might not believe them but they are pretty clear on that point: “we will not accede to any government’s request”
This is the standard you have to hold Apple to. As I said, you might not believe them – but if you don’t trust their statements on some level then it’s game over anyway.
- Hamuko 5y ago>You might not believe them but they are pretty clear on that point: “we will not accede to any government’s request” What makes this time different from the other times they acceded to government requests? Reminds me of the old Apple ad: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PjmVN7mAMwc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PjmVN7mAMwc
- arrrg 5y agoDid they, in those instances, make an explicit statement to the contrary?
- gregoriol 5y agoTheir record on not accepting requests from governments is not that good: another comment here mentions a few cases from China, but Russia has had some success too https://9to5mac.com/2021/03/16/russia-pre-install-iphone-apple/ https://9to5mac.com/2021/03/16/russia-pre-install-iphone-app...
- arrrg 5y agoDid they in that instance say beforehand in clear and unambiguous terms that they would never do anything like that?