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I'm almost surprised that VPNs are allowed in the U.S. with all the video piracy going on here. I'll bet the U.S. government wished VPNs were outlawed so they could snoop on everyone. Why doesn't the U.S. go after the Chinese goverment instead of only going after Apple? Apple is just a guest in China and are following Chinese policies. It's not as though anyone is being physically harmed from the practice. The Chinese government makes the policies of that country. It sounds as though some people in the U.S. simply has an agenda to make Apple look bad for reasons I can't quite understand. If Apple stopped doing business in China it would only hurt the U.S. trade deficit more.

seanismorris said:

Morons.

The port to plug in the antenna no longer exists.  If someone wants to create an aftermarket product they are free to do so.  The fact is the demand from such a product doesn’t exist.  And, a separate device with a hand crank is more practical.

But let’s have fun with this...

These people that are bitching are a

fool, idiot, ass, blockhead, dunce, dolt, ignoramus, imbecile, cretin, dullard, simpleton, clod...

And most likely a
 technophobe, Luddite...
 

Amazon sells some nice all-in-one disaster radios with multiple radio bands, waterproof, flashlight-equipped, hand-crankable (to even charge smartphones and other devices) and even some with solar panels built-in. I think everyone should keep a device like that around for emergencies, especially if you live in places that are prone to flooding or hurricanes. They'll come in handy and they'll be more useful than some smartphone with a built-in FM radio. They should urge all homes to be equipped with such an emergency item. Going after Apple in this case seems rather an unfair bias. Not even all Android smartphones have FM radios. It would be better to just keep a small battery-powered FM radio in the house.

darren mccoy said:

Most people I know are using the amazon fire tv for illegal streaming.

In my case, I use my FireTV for legal and illegal use. Legal use is Amazon Prime Video, PLEX, Youtube, Pandora and Dramafever. My illegal use is an abundance of Kodi video add-ons. Hey, it just works.

Ten reasons why this report must be wrong:

1. The iPhone 7 has no standard headphone jack.
2. All consumers hate wide bezels on smartphones.
3. The iPhone's ancient display pales in comparison to the modern Infinity Display.
4. The iPhone 7 lacks overall innovation, so it's boring.
5. More system RAM is always better.
6. More processor cores are always better.
7. A higher display ratio to overall body size is always better.
8. Android OS allows widgets and infinite customization.
9. iPhones are more expensive than Samsung smartphones.
10. Steve Jobs is no longer Apple's CEO so the iPhone is doomed.

It's very possible Apple bribed some key people to get a better ranking on this report.
Analysts are never wrong about Apple being a doomed company.

/s

I'd always thought Wall Street treats Apple's retail stores as if they didn't exist. Certainly, Apple's share price doesn't go up whenever they open a new store. I always considered Apple stores as a moat for Apple which no other consumer tech company can touch or cross. I've never heard Wall Street praising Apple for the number of global retail stores like they praise Amazon for Prime membership or Netflix for subscriber membership. I would have thought Apple retail stores definitely help Apple maintain customer loyalty and work as a magnet for pulling more consumers into the Apple fold. Yet retail stores are never talked about as being such a great thing that Apple has. Apple is definitely unique in having these retail stores (well, Microsoft does have a few stores).