"None of these machines can compete with the style and the power of a MacBook Air, but each offers something Apple probably never will: near complete control over just about everything. Not something you want? You're missing out on the fun."

"President Barack Obama announced today a revamping of the National Security Agency's vast surveillance powers by ending the government's bulk retention of records associated with every phone call made to and from the United States."

http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2014/01/obama-nsa/

The recent revelations from Snowden (regardless of political affiliation) have a dramatic effect on the standing of US technology companies, and how they are able to compete internationally as concerns of privacy/spying affect consumer decisions around the world.

Obama's speech today represents a shift on the US's stance, though it will be interesting to see how that is practically applied.