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Re:Apple removes 39,000 game apps from China store to meet d... by kevincox on Friday January 01, 2021 @12:24PM (#25604820)
Unfortunately all large tech companies are public and it does in fact seem that this is really all that shareholders care about.

We have no reason to believe that they will do anything other than attempt to maximize their share value.

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Re:Apple removes 39,000 game apps from China store to meet d... by zepto on Friday January 01, 2021 @01:01PM (#25605127)
It’s not just about maximizing share value - it’s a prisoners dilemma.

If one company declines to do business, someone else will do it, and may end up with market power.

We can’t solve this problem by expecting individual companies to sacrifice themselves.

Even if they did, it wouldn’t solve the problem because it would open the door to even worse companies taking their position.

The only solution is at the political level.

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