Attempting to retard this positive evolutionary process by stop-gap measures suchas the present trade agreement with a reconfigured union will probably only result in increased estrangement and desperation on the part of the most independent republics.
When villages form a nation, certain advantages are presentsuchas mutual defense, a unified system of trade-enabling laws, and perhaps a greater sense of identity.
Apple wants to own a generation of post-PC world users and block out their competitors until such time as they can present a higher-quality user experience than Apple.