eh, anything Apple says about direct competition is a lie. every time

ah, a pipe dream then. gotcha. yeah, caliphates arent going to make a comeback.

that’s their endgame? how does that work when they’re surrounded on all sides (counting the sea)?

I wonder what percentage of their rapidly diminishing military might is being used to block foreigners from leaving? seems like a poor allocation of resources… unless there’s something they dont want the foreigners to tell the outside world?