This is awful. I don’t think China would have kicked out Apple. Right now the default is iCloud is on. It’s on Apple to change that default to off in China, and only turn it on after a very very clear warning is presented to the user, with periodic reminders. Lives > convenience.https://twitter.com/rondeibert/status/967401214886363136 …
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Do we need Apple? Thanks for the good ideas and smooth interface but let’s make our own
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apple cash reserves: $285 billion. They could have chosen the right path.
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No excuse for selling out privacy like that. I don't really understand Clay's apologism here. If they had no leverage and paid the ransom of people's data then they need to seriously rethink their business not just shrug and carry on. As you say: No, come what may
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He’s not apologizing, he’s arguing there’s no leverage.
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When exactly, under that line of argument, do people like Shirky imagine that Apple would gain any more leverage? The choices are open-ended collaboration with an authoritarian state, or exit.
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We're coming up on 10 full years since China stopped even pretending it would need to liberalize to be an economic superpower.
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Given the level of respect for the privacy of foreigners by American law, Apple should REQUIRE that your iCloud data and keys reside in the same country as you.
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they're still a few steps ahead. iMessages cannot be decrypted. The compromise is still live. They're lifting Chinese out of poverty, giving them privacy, and investing in their businesses. None of that is derailed.
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Why would any company do business with a partner willing and able to act arbitrarily toward them? I'm mystified why Apple execs thought that folding was any less dire than walking away. They can say 'we'll lose the market', but evidently they never really had it.
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Bogus. The luxury image is huge leverage.
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But cost of switching in China is cheap, as the mobile experience is WeChat, not the OS, so a lockout for native Android only options would be viable. And the luxury elite would still get their grey market imports at 1.5-2x prices. Even better signaling
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