Even China, North Korea «s
longtime economic partner, has become tougher with imports of North Korean goods to China falling 87 percent from last year in the first quarter.
«We believe 80 percent of Apple's motivation related to today's news is for
economic reasons, 20 percent for political reasons, and both are good for the company long term,» said Gene Munster, a
longtime Apple analyst and managing
partner of Loup Ventures, said in a note to investors.