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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: