Since this news broke a few weeks ago, I've seen many people suggesting that Apple miscalculated and might be surprised by the push-back they're receiving; that some misunderstanding may have occurred.
I find exceedingly difficult to imagine that one of the most sophisticated companies in the world, with some of brightest minds out there, did not consider and calculate this precisely; that there is any way any of this has come as a surprise to Apple. Extending Apple the benefit of doubt does not seem possible in this case.
Yesterday we saw OnlyFans exit the adult industry. Two weeks ago we saw Apple exit the privacy industry.
EDIT:
Some are questioning whether Apple was ever in the privacy industry. That's a good question. Even though their devices were certainly not secure and could be compromised, I think they were certainly in the privacy industry in the sense that they marketed an intention to make their devices as private and secure as possible[0]. Which is basically all a consumer can ask from a computer company.
I find exceedingly difficult to imagine that one of the most sophisticated companies in the world, with some of brightest minds out there, did not consider and calculate this precisely; that there is any way any of this has come as a surprise to Apple. Extending Apple the benefit of doubt does not seem possible in this case.
Yesterday we saw OnlyFans exit the adult industry. Two weeks ago we saw Apple exit the privacy industry.
EDIT:
Some are questioning whether Apple was ever in the privacy industry. That's a good question. Even though their devices were certainly not secure and could be compromised, I think they were certainly in the privacy industry in the sense that they marketed an intention to make their devices as private and secure as possible[0]. Which is basically all a consumer can ask from a computer company.
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