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Apple should always had all of its services supported on its own servers vice that of Amazon Web Services, which makes about as much sense as putting all your production eggs in China. 

Steve Ballmer the MSFT CEO shares synergy blame on this missed opportunity!  The MSFT stock was flatlined for a decade while Ballmer did nothing to expand the firms narkets.

Apple and no other US company should have placed all their ‘production eggs in one foreign basket ‘, when things turn bad, you have limited or zero options.  Strategic thinking postulates that multiple distributed manufacturing and item sourcing is key.  I hope that other CEOs are learning from Apple’s mistake.

OBTW- Communist governments are not immune from domestic economic,social or political issues. All governments strive for a stable or content populace.  The Ancient Romans knew well the value of free bread and games! 

FB cannot keep any data secure, it has more leaks than s sinking ship, yet unlike the ill-fated Titanic, FB magically stays afloat with most of its loyal followers rinsing onboard.  Bottom Line:  do not place any data or say anything on any social media that you would not want the world to know about.  

The parties filing these lawsuits are fools and idiots!  If anyone is to blame for their financial losses it might be their fund managers or themselves!