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It's amazing what companies will put up with if China only hints at giving them "access to the Chinese market". https://9to5google.com/2019/03/21/nokia-7-plus-
by mtgx 8y ago
It's amazing what companies will put up with if China only hints at giving them "access to the Chinese market".
https://9to5google.com/2019/03/21/nokia-7-plus-sending-data-to-china/ https://9to5google.com/2019/03/21/nokia-7-plus-sending-data-...
https://www.lightreading.com/mobile/5g/nokia-at-risk-of-china-ban---analyst/d/d-id/748995 https://www.lightreading.com/mobile/5g/nokia-at-risk-of-chin...
- sct202 8y agoPerverse incentives. Stock goes down if you have low growth or miss expectations, and China is such a huge unaccessible market that would be easy gains if the door was opened.
- apercu 8y agoYep, short-sighted, too. Because in a few years all of your tech will have been stolen by the companies the government forces you to work with in order to enter the market. Obviously google knows this and someone has done a cost/benefit analysis and has decided that they will be personally rewarded so it's worth it. :)
- president 8y agoThis growth-at-all-costs mindset is ultimately crippling our society. We are essentially giving away our freedoms and giving into a country that is exploiting this mindset.
- bduerst 8y agoApple included: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/mar/04/apple-users-icloud-services-personal-data-china-cybersecurity-law-privacy https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/mar/04/apple-...