[PaulRobinson]

US (and EU, and indeed everywhere else), companies do not have as long and detailed a recent track record of IP theft.

[msie]

Don't forget that Facebook and Google steal all sorts of information about you too.

[est]

And that's relevant with customer choice because?

[eloisant]

Because you might be taking work-related notes on your device that you don't want to be stolen as industrial spying.

[selectodude]

Because people create IP on their tablets.