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Comment Ignore the "yeah but....". (Score 1) 72

There will be a popular reaction that goes like "But think of all the damage that will be done when the school/hospital/whatever doesn't pay the ransom!".

Get real. Continuing on the current path of paying ransoms will only lead to a death spiral where attacks become ever more common due to it being so lucrative. The _only_ solution is to eliminate the source of profits, regardless of the short-term consequences.

Comment It will never happen (Score 2) 224

The tariff could be 1000% and it still wouldn't make sense for Apple to take on the gargantuan task of moving production stateside, for the simple reason that it's likely the tariffs are just temporary. The chaotic way tariffs have gone up and down the past few weeks give very little confidence any tariff policy will be permanent, and even it was, there's a chance a new administration will be in office in 3 1/2 years, with a new policy.

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