anonymouse

Or will they be "convinced" to back down on this as well? I guess they were inspired by the EU's shakedown strategy as an important revenue source and want to get in on the legalized piracy themselves. Hey, UK and EU, you want to make money from tech? Go develop some tech that the world wants and stop stealing money from those who have. World-class my a...

Wesley_Hilliard said:

They built a concentration camp on asphalt in the middle of a swamp surrounded by alligators they hope will eat them.

Yes, this is worth repeating, the so-called Alligator Alcatraz is a concentration camp.

I don't think there is anything mysterious about this. I think it's pretty clear that the Chinese government has ordered Foxconn to do what is necessary to keep that manufacturing captive to China, and government officials are probably dictating the details of how that is managed.

spheric said:

anonymouse said:

Apple should should just limit official sales of devices in the EU proper such that their number of official users drops to the point where they can no longer be saddled with "gatekeeper" status. There might be supply chain issues that force them to do this. 

You explain that to the shareholders, go ahead. 

Well, remember, Apple's "Europe" includes the Middle East, so the EU is not as big as it seems. And, you know, a large grey market for iPhones might develop.

Apple should should just limit official sales of devices in the EU proper such that their number of official users drops to the point where they can no longer be saddled with "gatekeeper" status. There might be supply chain issues that force them to do this.