Bushwicke

22july2013 said:

Speak ill of China, get fired by Apple.

The cancellation of Jon's show comes down to one word: China.

There is nothing more you need to understand or discuss.  Apple was terrified of Jon's show discussing China, however honestly and fairly as Jon does, but, critically, a discussion that could possibly upset the government of China and, in turn, adversely affect Apple's business and bottom line.  This cancellation is what you call risk mitigation.  For a trillion dollar corporation, China is no small potatoes in the big picture of Apple's business.