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"And can you just imagine how much more sales Apple would get now for not being on that list?" Barely any change at all, I'd bet. And not worth the legal hass
by JonFish85 13y ago
"And can you just imagine how much more sales Apple would get now for not being on that list?"
Barely any change at all, I'd bet. And not worth the legal hassle they could have been up against if it came to a knock-down, drag-out battle with the US Government over <spins the dial>.
- acqq 13y agoI can imagine that U.S. companies wouldn't do anything, but European companies would be much more motivated for transition. As we speak, the top managers in Europe do try to find an alternative and everybody likes the easy way out. At the moment, baring some other potential compromising evidence, Apple would be such a way was it not on the Prism slide. Transitioning to big the powerful non-compromised Apple would be probably valued as less pain than transitioning to your in-company-made Linux distribution.
- el_fuser 13y agonot worth the legal hassle That's not the Steve Jobs I read about. Like him or not, he was a man of principle.
- seunosewa 13y agoHe was also pragmatic enough to pick the right battles. That,s a prerequisite for success in any business.
- el_fuser 13y agoAgain, not the Steve Jobs I've read about. Having your factory retool weeks before you launch an unproven product because you don't like the glass? Not very pragmatic.
- talmand 13y agoPrinciples must have come to him later in life because I'm sure his first daughter would have something to say about that.
- bilbo0s 13y agoI'd imagine for Steve Jobs... everything is worth a fight.