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It's a "we have no idea when these companies OR our own government might suddenly screw us out of the software we need to sell our hardware, due to changing geo
by frandroid 10y ago
It's a "we have no idea when these companies OR our own government might suddenly screw us out of the software we need to sell our hardware, due to changing geopolitical winds" thing. A bit like avoiding your whole startup being only a third-party Facebook or Twitter developer. :)
- bogomipz 10y agoOr when some foreign government might suddenly screw you hard: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2014-08-07/chinas-huawei-finds-favor-in-canada-amid-u-dot-s-dot-rejection http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2014-08-07/chinas-hua... The US has no problem purchasing foreign telecom gear from foreign companies - Ericsson(Swedish) and Alcatel/Lucent(French), just Huawei. Selective economic protectionism. Free market what?