The risk of coordinating an attempt would be huge. If info got out, there'd be irreparable damage to a massive company.
Maybe they have their price and literally billions of dollars could have made it happen, but I think it's pretty easy to understand how their success has instead come from attractive and effective products.
I have wondered before about whether intelligence organisations would be smart to co-opt/fund rising communications companies, but there'd be too many people that'd have to be kept quiet. Probably not practical.
The risk of coordinating an attempt would be huge. If info got out, there'd be irreparable damage to a massive company.
Maybe they have their price and literally billions of dollars could have made it happen, but I think it's pretty easy to understand how their success has instead come from attractive and effective products.
I have wondered before about whether intelligence organisations would be smart to co-opt/fund rising communications companies, but there'd be too many people that'd have to be kept quiet. Probably not practical.