Nemeski@mander.xyz to Apple@lemmy.zip · 4 months agoIndia’s government backs down after Apple refuses order to preinstall appwww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square5linkfedilinkarrow-up164arrow-down10
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minus-squarekarashta@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down4·4 months agoNot agreeing with India here, but it is absolutely insane that any company is allowed to be more powerful than a sovereign nation of that size.
minus-squareByteJunk@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up8·4 months agoI think that’s the wrong takeaway from this. The backlash against this was huge and widespread, Apple refusing was just the final straw here, and the “low risk” option for them - agreeing with the gov would have generated a huge PR problem for them.
minus-squarejacksilver@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·4 months agoThey’re not, India could have escalated, but it seems like there wasn’t the political will for it. Apple basically just called their bluff which, given the general sentiment about this situation, seems to have been a bit obvious.
Not agreeing with India here, but it is absolutely insane that any company is allowed to be more powerful than a sovereign nation of that size.
I think that’s the wrong takeaway from this. The backlash against this was huge and widespread, Apple refusing was just the final straw here, and the “low risk” option for them - agreeing with the gov would have generated a huge PR problem for them.
They’re not, India could have escalated, but it seems like there wasn’t the political will for it.
Apple basically just called their bluff which, given the general sentiment about this situation, seems to have been a bit obvious.