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I wonder if this will be the catalyst for foreign companies to stop using US technology. For everything that the US has done to other countries over the years,
by Mikeb85 7y ago
I wonder if this will be the catalyst for foreign companies to stop using US technology. For everything that the US has done to other countries over the years, US tech companies have somewhat maintained their independence. Now that US companies are being compelled to not sell to various Chinese companies, it could be a wake-up call to the rest of the world that US companies are now simply another arm of the US government.
- rorykoehler 7y agoAs a European founder (small app company) it will definitely add another dimension to how I think about our strategic roadmap. You can be certain that large non-US corporates will be far more aggressive in their approach to this problem.
- roca 7y agoThese rules don't make US companies "another arm of the US government". US companies can (and do!) push back against the US government, through the courts, political parties, and ultimately elections. Chinese companies, on the other hand, have no such recourse against their government.
- gonvaled 7y ago> These rules don't make US companies "another arm of the US government". US companies can (and do!) push back against the US government, through the courts, political parties, and ultimately elections. Show me the push back to the following: - NSA backdooring - The whole Prisma scandal - The current trade war with China And tell me how EU governments benefit from US companies avoiding taxes, and repatriating revenues generated in the European market to the US. The US is a highly unreliable, politicized provider. The US uses technology to steal data and taxes from other countries. And abuses its position to impose its will. We can not build our digital infrastructure like this anymore. I assume EU governments are following this very closely.