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minus-squarehalcyoncmdr@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up19·2 months agoApple will never leave Europe. It’s too profitable. Shareholders would forcibly replace the entire executive team before that happens.
minus-squareShadow@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up11·2 months agoAgreed. They’ll just turn off features for those areas, like they do with crypto and the UK.
minus-square9tr6gyp3@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoApple has already threatened to leave as well.
minus-squarehalcyoncmdr@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·2 months agoCompanies say a lot of shit. They threaten things all the time to manipulate politicians and consumers. Apple will never abandon billions in annual revenue willingly.
minus-square9tr6gyp3@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-22 months agoThey will legally have to if Europe enacts some policies that Apple aren’t able to commit to. They’ve shown to governments that they have systems in place that they’re not willing to / cant backdoor. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple–FBI_encryption_dispute
minus-squarehalcyoncmdr@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·2 months agoEither Apple will cave and do what they need to follow the requirements… or the EU will cave on the requirements after public pressure of not getting new iPhones and iPads anymore. One way or another, Apple will never exit the region over principle.
Apple will never leave Europe. It’s too profitable. Shareholders would forcibly replace the entire executive team before that happens.
Agreed. They’ll just turn off features for those areas, like they do with crypto and the UK.
Apple has already threatened to leave as well.
Companies say a lot of shit. They threaten things all the time to manipulate politicians and consumers.
Apple will never abandon billions in annual revenue willingly.
They will legally have to if Europe enacts some policies that Apple aren’t able to commit to.
They’ve shown to governments that they have systems in place that they’re not willing to / cant backdoor.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple–FBI_encryption_dispute
Either Apple will cave and do what they need to follow the requirements… or the EU will cave on the requirements after public pressure of not getting new iPhones and iPads anymore.
One way or another, Apple will never exit the region over principle.