Why wouldn’t they just call the bluff? Japan needs US tech more, than the other way around.
TabbsTheBat@pawb.social 3 weeks ago
Because the government will just kick apple out of their market. Big economic blocks or rich countries get to write laws that bully monopolies because they’re the consumer of the goods. “Change the browser on your phone, or you’ll lose out on the 120 million potential consumers in the japanese market” will get anyone considering opening up the restrictions. Same for EU or US etc. If they want to they have consumer numbers to throw around
iii@mander.xyz 3 weeks ago
einkorn@feddit.org 3 weeks ago
Because on multiple levels it is cheaper to comply than losing the cash from Japanese customers.
Firstly there is the hard cash that customers won’t be able to spend on the company’s product. That’s a big red flag for any current and future investors who want every last drop squeezed into their dividends. Getting less because of costs related to compliance is just regular business in the end. Getting nothing out of spite? No, sir!
Also, trust is a resource as well: Who in their right mind would buy another product from a company that might turn off their products again in the future? This circles back to the previous argument: Less sales, less dividends, unhappy shareholders.
Ledivin@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
…is that actually true, though? US tech is more software than hardware.
cmgvd3lw@discuss.tchncs.de 3 weeks ago
But wouldn’t people who use these things turn on their back on the authorities?
bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de 3 weeks ago
They’d have to get the stuff first. Any shop caught selling them would face huge fines. And if you tried to import it you might risk confiscation.