However, analysts and politicians across Europe are becoming increasingly concerned the France, Europe's second-largest economy after Germany, is rapidly losing its competiveness.
Similarly, in the WEF's study, China, India and Romania showed the biggest improvements since it began tracking tech competiveness a decade ago, while the U.S. remained relatively steady.
Both countries face serious long-term questions about how to restore American competiveness and re-balance the Chinese economy as well as re-drawing the political relationship between these two main superpowers.
The point I am trying to make is that Apple has to sell a TV, obviously to grow the top and bottom line and increase the footprint of iOS devices, but also (and probably more importantly) to gain more leverage over the display supply chain to protect the competiveness of the iPhone and iPad franchise.