Re:Apple: Chinese firm to operate China iCloud accounts
by alexeldeib on Wednesday January 10, 2018 @11:30AM
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Precisely my point, but thanks for clarifying. The subtext I guess is that in my view it's worthwhile for Apple, even if I have personal qualms about the privacy implications. Then again, I would assume this won't affect non-Chinese region Apple/iCloud users.
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Re:Apple: Chinese firm to operate China iCloud accounts
by Chaebixi on Wednesday January 10, 2018 @01:39PM
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>> Because the options are either do that or exit the country unfortunately.
> The subtext I guess is that in my view it's worthwhile for Apple
Exiting the country might be the most worthwhile long term choice for a company. China has clearly indicated, through it's actions, that it's mainly interested in technology transfer to shore up it's domestic competitors. It's not really interested in giving foreigners a fair shot at its market.
This might not be very true for Apple (as it's really mostly a luxury smartphone maker), bit it is for a lot of the companies that would like to do business there.