Orthogonal to your comment, but Apple could say no and walk away.
On the other hand, Google did so, and the cost to them is staggering and the reward negligible - they probably regret that decision intensely. It will become a business school case study in why companies shouldn't put ethics ahead of money.
The point being that we need a business environment where it makes business sense to stand up to authoritarian regimes.
On the other hand, Google did so, and the cost to them is staggering and the reward negligible - they probably regret that decision intensely. It will become a business school case study in why companies shouldn't put ethics ahead of money.
The point being that we need a business environment where it makes business sense to stand up to authoritarian regimes.