What it means for you: Even if your company seems to be too small to be targeted by a state-sponsored hacker attack, now is a good time to beef up your digital security, in case the situation gets worse.
However, the BBC's entertainment correspondent, Lizo Mzimba said that once final figures - which include digital catch-up services - are taken in account, the situation could change.
The competitive intensity and stakes in the mobile device and software business are as high as any situation I can recall, however, and Apple and Microsoft are the two best digital companies in the world.