The quote in the article didn’t read like a threat to me. I don’t have the full context, but the quote from Apple’s lawyer is:
> I'm not sure that is right. Apple's position is it should indeed be able to reflect on the terms and decide whether commercially it is right to accept them or to leave the UK market. There may be terms that are set by the court which are just commercially unacceptable.
Perhaps that’s diplomatic lawyer-speak for “we’re leaving and taking our ball with us” (any lawyers please do comment), but as an outsider I don’t see it.
> I'm not sure that is right. Apple's position is it should indeed be able to reflect on the terms and decide whether commercially it is right to accept them or to leave the UK market. There may be terms that are set by the court which are just commercially unacceptable.
Perhaps that’s diplomatic lawyer-speak for “we’re leaving and taking our ball with us” (any lawyers please do comment), but as an outsider I don’t see it.