How does one break a country?
Apparently Apple may have done just that. At least according to Finland s prime minister Alexander Stubb, who blames the Cupertino tech giant for putting a big economic hurt on the Scandinavian nation.
In a chat with CNBC earlier today, Stubb said Apple could be to blame for the demise of its two biggest industries, which in turn led to an economic downturn and a ratings downgrade for the Nordic country.
Stubb, though, said he and his countrymen were keeping stiff upper lips in the face of Apple s allegedly egregious aggression:
And just in case his audience felt Stubb was over-stating Apple s deleterious impact on his country, the post on CNBC s website provided some background for context.
Still, , Stubb tried to put a positive spin on things: