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Opening up accounts as Yahoo did seems like a condition of doing business in that market. It seems unrealistic to expect that Apple will be able to maintain their position against the Chinese government for very long. They will either have to conform or leave the market as Google did. I don't follow how Apple can really win that one if the Chinese government chooses to push the issue.

p.s., I'm not defending the Chinese position in any way. If it were my company I would leave the market.

p.p.s., For anyone down-voting it would be helpful to state your argument for doing so. The Apple case is not as clear cut as some of the learned commentary on HN would have it.