>US companies have now been shown for what they really are: an extension of the US government. This is true, and the world has just seen a great demonstration

>US companies have now been shown for what they really are: an extension of the US government. This is true, and the world has just seen a great demonstration of the risks involved in using US companies. As pointed out by others other countries could do this as well but none of them could have such an immense impact as the US doing it. Sure China is being targetted now, but other countries will wonder who is next, especially with a president who acts as fast and arbitrarily as Trump The most positive outcome of this mess would be if enough countries get scared of being cut off that they work together to create alternatives. Or less so they work independently to create local alternatives. When it comes to CPUs though I am not so sure. The x86 line is a complicated beast with lots of patents, and it would take a long time to build a fab to create them.