[viraptor]

> Would you have been more satisfied if Apple just pulled out of the UK entirely? Bricked every iPhone ever purchased there?

The request/law would be rolled back in minutes in that case. They wouldn't dare though. (wouldn't even have to be bricking - just disable services like icloud)

[madeofpalk]

Apple has 40 retail stores in the UK with thousands of employees. They have a big new HQ in London where they have engineering, etc there.

I cannot see Apple completely shutting down in the UK, firing thousands of staff, selling off any property, and cancelling leases, just for a week long bargaining chip.