Frequent readers of this blog will know that Apple has had some security related issues with the Chinese recently. That may have just increased if this report from Bloomberg is to be believed:
China’s government excluded Apple Inc.iPads and MacBook laptops from the list of products that can be bought with public money because of security concerns, according to government officials familiar with the matter.
Ten Apple products — including the iPad, iPad Mini, MacBook Air and MacBook Pro — were omitted from a final government procurement list distributed in July, according to officials who read it and asked not to be identified because the information isn’t public. The models were on a June version of the list drafted by the National Development and Reform Commission andMinistry of Finance, the officials said.
Now to be fair, Apple is the latest tech company to be banned from selling in China as they join, Symantec and Microsoft among others. Still, seeing as Apple is really trying to break into that market, this isn’t good for them.
I fully expect Apple to respond to this in some way. When they do, you’ll see it here.
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RUMOR: China To Ban Government Purchases of Apple Hardware Amid Security Concerns
Frequent readers of this blog will know that Apple has had some security related issues with the Chinese recently. That may have just increased if this report from Bloomberg is to be believed:
China’s government excluded Apple Inc.iPads and MacBook laptops from the list of products that can be bought with public money because of security concerns, according to government officials familiar with the matter.
Ten Apple products — including the iPad, iPad Mini, MacBook Air and MacBook Pro — were omitted from a final government procurement list distributed in July, according to officials who read it and asked not to be identified because the information isn’t public. The models were on a June version of the list drafted by the National Development and Reform Commission andMinistry of Finance, the officials said.
Now to be fair, Apple is the latest tech company to be banned from selling in China as they join, Symantec and Microsoft among others. Still, seeing as Apple is really trying to break into that market, this isn’t good for them.
I fully expect Apple to respond to this in some way. When they do, you’ll see it here.
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