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    Apple has confirmed it is shutting down its entire operation in mainland China until at least February 9 due to the coronavirus outbreak.

    Full story from the iMore Blog...
    02-01-2020 03:30 AM
  2. taz323's Avatar
    taz323
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    Better safe than sorry, but with how its spreading. don't know about February 9.
    Lee_Bo likes this.
    02-01-2020 05:01 AM
  3. Lee_Bo's Avatar
    Lee_Bo
    I just had a scary thought.

    What if, by some fluke of bad luck, some devices made across the pond carrying the virus?
    02-01-2020 01:04 PM
  4. Just_Me_D's Avatar
    Just_Me_D
    Originally Posted by Lee_Bo
    I just had a scary thought.

    What if, by some fluke of bad luck, some devices made across the pond carrying the virus?
    Doesn’t a virus need a living host to survive?
    Lee_Bo likes this.
    02-01-2020 01:16 PM
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    Lee_Bo
    Originally Posted by Just_Me_D
    Doesn’t a virus need a living host to survive?
    Possibly.

    But what if......
    02-01-2020 01:20 PM
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    taz323
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    Originally Posted by Just_Me_D
    Doesn’t a virus need a living host to survive?
    Not always, Ive heard TB can last months unless it comes in contact with sun light.
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    02-01-2020 01:23 PM
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    kataran
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    Originally Posted by Lee_Bo
    Possibly.

    But what if......
    Isn’t iPhones resistant to viruses

    Spencerdl, Annie_M, Lee_Bo and 2 others like this.
    02-02-2020 09:38 AM
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    Spencerdl
    Originally Posted by kataran
    Isn’t iPhones resistant to viruses

    I saw what you did there...LOL
    Annie_M and kataran like this.
    02-02-2020 09:50 AM
  10. Annie_M's Avatar
    Annie_M
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    Maybe Apple should give the device called Phonesoap to every one who buys one of the iPhones that could possibly be affected!
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    02-02-2020 09:53 AM
  11. Lee_Bo's Avatar
    Lee_Bo
    Originally Posted by kataran
    Isn’t iPhones resistant to viruses

    That would be a hard “no”!

    02-02-2020 10:59 AM
  12. Ken Magel's Avatar
    Ken Magel
    Does Apple sell significant numbers of IPhones in third party stores in China?
    02-03-2020 02:29 PM
  13. Golurk's Avatar
    Golurk
    Originally Posted by Lee_Bo
    I just had a scary thought.

    What if, by some fluke of bad luck, some devices made across the pond carrying the virus?
    That theory has already been debunked by medical researchers and scientists (thankfully).
    02-20-2020 05:55 AM
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