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> "Apple's actions, motivated by a desire to retain revenue from the Russian market, actively support an authoritarian regime," Red Shield said in a statement.

China I can understand since Apple's manufacturing is there. But is Russia really that big a market for Apple?

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This is answer on question: Is Apple going to leave EU? No they can't even leave Russia.

They can't even be bothered to boycott jurisdictions that actually mandate government surveillance: https://support.apple.com/en-us/111754

That's how you know their security objections are all for show.

It will take a while for Apple to move its manufacturing out of China.

Considering China's systematic abuse of human rights, maybe it was a mistake doing business with China in the first place.

Sorta feels like Apple knew they were making the wrong choice.

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