[ClumsyPilot]

"Now what? Seems like they just don't have smart phones and torched a pretty productive part of their economy"

So you are saying Google / Apple are above the law, capitalism is more important than democracy?

Where does this end? They might as well start acting as mafia, resort to raketeering and break you legs if you don't show up for work.

[emodendroket]

No, I’m not saying that. I’m saying there is a reason we have a regulatory regime with all the safeguards you’re decrying instead of randomly axing companies.

[ClumsyPilot]

You reasons seems to be that Apple and Google are holding us hostage.

Is there any other reason i missed?

[emodendroket]

Sure, in the same sense the power plant "holds us hostage" so we don't respond to malfeasance by not having electricity anymore.