Apple CEO Tim Cook 'secretly' signed $275B deal with China in 2016

Re:Apple CEO Tim Cook 'secretly' signed $275B deal with Chin... by matwood on Wednesday December 08, 2021 @05:57PM (#29491667)

This brings up the long debated question about China and Russia before them. Is it better to have US/Western companies operating with some concessions or better to boycott.

I'm still of the opinion it's better to operate with concessions because there is a chance of influencing the local population over time. Otherwise we end up with a completely siloed environment like has happened with parts of China's tech scene.

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Re:Apple CEO Tim Cook 'secretly' signed $275B deal with Chin... by i_have_an_idea on Wednesday December 08, 2021 @06:10PM (#29491781)

I tend to agree. The other drawbacks of a boycott are (obviously) the lost revenue, but also creating a vacuum that will be filled with a powerful, state-backed competitor that may some day operate outside of China as well.

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Re:Apple CEO Tim Cook 'secretly' signed $275B deal with Chin... by FpUser on Wednesday December 08, 2021 @09:53PM (#29493247)

>"...that may some day operate outside..."

You can replace may with will for sure.

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