Comment by elevatedastalt
15 days ago
I feel Apple is one of the few companies that has the market power to say, Fuck you, we will just not sell or offer any services in your market, and I suspect that would be enough for voters to knock some sense into their government.
What makes you think they'll do that? Any previous examples? China maybe?
It is what Apple publicly said they would do if the UK attempted this.
https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-66256081
Well that's just negotiation and PR. That's why I asked about previous examples - judge them by what they do, not say
Guess we'll have to see what happens in a few months
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Of course companies always do what they say they will!
They probably won't, but it'd probably work
Please please please let them do that. I would love to see a UK without Apple devices!
What is better for shareholder value? The privacy brand or the UK market.
Doesn't matter, cannot be done by the board alone, explicit shareholder approval required for shutdown.