Yes, and did they take into account a backstabbing from the Chinese government (both national and local) and the stealing and then re-using of their IP for the purpose of replacing them in China in due time?

They are public corporations. They probably only took into account the next 2 years of profits they could make there, put it in balance and said "yup, betraying our Chinese users as well as our principles is worth it."

But is it? Will it be? We'll see.

> They are public corporations. They probably only took into account the next 2 years of profits they could make there

That's exactly how Amazon & Jeff Bezos have not operated over the last two decades. See: their latest quarterly report.

The people making these decisions care about their stock and stock options, not the long term future of Apple or the USA.