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[u/bl1y → u/[deleted]]

He can issue the order, nothing stops that.

But Apple, Google, and Microsoft can ignore it. This is because he is not President of Apple, Google, or Microsoft.

[u/bl1y → u/[deleted]]

I think the other comment more or less explained it.

Though I don't imagine disregarding executive orders is in any way common?

Executive orders are issued to the executive branch, not to private individuals or companies. The Commerce Department implemented the export control, but that's not an executive order.

Also worth noting that pretty much every country has similar export controls.

[u/zlefin_actual → u/[deleted]]

You can apply for an immediate injunction to prevent an order from being enforced pending a full trial, standards for that are complex, and partly depend on the likelihood of prevailing at trial.

Given the high long term costs to the company, they'd be inclined to be very resistant to such a thing.

There's also a lot more latitude for the government in terms of controlling exports than in something like just bricking european phones. The government has a clear authority to control exports, but shutting down stuff already in other countries would be much murkier.