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volcan said:

I'm not sure why Apple even wants stores in India. Their annual median per capita income is $616, ranking them 99th among 131 other countries. How many Indians can even afford an iPhone?

Well, there are a LOT of Indians, so even if the median income is low, there are still plenty of people who are earning a lot more than that, and can (and do) easily afford to buy Apple products.

As an outsider, I won't judge whether India's "made in India" policy is good or bad for its economy or its people.  I sure wouldn't want such a policy to be implemented here, we'd certainly have fewer choices about what to buy.

lkrupp said:

Once the FCC begins regulating prices you can kiss infrastructure buildout goodbye. Kiss fiber to the premises goodbye. Such buildout will no longer be financially viable if the rate of return is arbitrarily limited. Oh, then just let the government nationalize the broadband industry and we can all have unlimited speed and data for free! Good luck with that dream.

Balony! I've had fiber to the premises for 5 years. I'm tired of these "less government" rants.

Since we're all speculating here, I'll add my speculation: The FBI gave up and invented the "success" story to cover their butts. This wouldn't be the first time. Until I see exactly what they "uncovered", I won't be convinced they succeeded.

Well, I hope they're happy with what they found on the phone, grandma's secret falafel recipe.

Actually, I have reliable information (I read it on the Internet) that the next iPhone will be called the iPhone IM, which stands for "implanted". It will be implanted under the skin of your forearm, and communicate to a pair of "retina" display units that will actually replace your own eye retinas. Likewise, small speakers will replace your own obsolete hearing apparatus. No need for charging, the phone will run on body heat.