I have posted the plausible and highly likely collusion of Apple with Beijing for over a year now.
In the 4th quarter of 2014, AAPL reported a quarterly profit of 16 billion, its highest in history due mainly to sales of its iPhone 6.
$16B at a price point of $1000 per phone would mean in 90 days a city the size of Shanghai would have had to purchase an iPhone 6 for every man, woman and child.
Further, most every Chinese person cannot afford an iPhone 6 at $1000 unless there are government subsidies.
The 16B profit also came at a time when Cook was under fire for bring politics and homosexuality into his business boardroom. So he needed a large show, an incredible result to boost his hold on the company.
So it’s not difficult to surmise that Cook cut a deal with Beijing to give them the spying capability that they have always wanted.
I look at Apple’s iPhone success as one largely made by China and by a side deal with the Beijing government to hand over the keys to the backdoors of the devices.
Interesting reply. Thanks