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The article tries to predict Trump's White House policies towards tech and Silicon Valley in particular, and it doesn't look pretty.
by efoto 10y ago
The article tries to predict Trump's White House policies towards tech and Silicon Valley in particular, and it doesn't look pretty.
- dogma1138 10y agoActually not really. It's doubtful that what he said would be executed for better and for worse but clamping on H1B abuses, tax evasions and media mega-corps isn't bad. NSA style surveillance doesn't have direct impact on SV regardless on how much people cry foul ATM, it might in the future but not now. Global warming and net neutrality is some what an issue but again overall bigger than SV and might not even be directly tied to it in the first place. This isn't an article about the valley this isn't even about technology, to me it's just an random set of quotes with an incoherent message almost rivaling trumps own cyber quote about his 10 year old son.
- nitrogen 10y agoState surveillance does turn away some foreign customers, according to prior articles and comments on HN.
- crdoconnor 10y agoThe surveillance industry also acts as an implicit subsidy so it's a toss up if it's actually a net drain on Silicon Valley's economic position.
- dogma1138 10y agoNot according to revenue and actual business reports. Google isn't making any less money.
- madeofpalk 10y agoWell, Google continues to make plenty of money. It's kinda hard to prove a negative.
- the_mitsuhiko 10y agoOther than Germany companies nobody really cares about state surveillance.
- ubernostrum 10y agoThough it's worth reiterating the meme going around right now: anyone who claims to be able to predict the future statements and actions of Donald Trump from the past actions and statements of Donald Trump is lying.
- klipt 10y agoEven Trump doesn't know what he's going to do!
- the_mitsuhiko 10y agoI strongly doubt that. Trump most likely knows what he wants to do but if he can get it done is a different question.
- w_t_payne 10y agoProbably deliberately. In any case, he's going to need in-flight refuelling for the seat of his pants, 'cos he'll be flying on them 24/7 from now on.
- lithos 10y agoBloomberg tech analysis is actually pretty positive. The senators that blocked IP/patent regulation change got the boot,other house/senate members that tech supported got in, the grid lock that has kept 'new issues' from even getting to the floor is gone (with more willing to deal people in power), Trump also has a high interest in infrastructure (including internet with some lobbying) and the tech mind set of ignoring Washington is gone. IMO if tech comes out behind for this, it's going to be techs fault. I'll actually be really amused if they mess up this chance.