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It's in line with recent behavior toward e.g. Huawei and 5G. What's interesting here is that Softbank is a Japanese company, but reading the government announce
by TechBro8615 6y ago
It's in line with recent behavior toward e.g. Huawei and 5G. What's interesting here is that Softbank is a Japanese company, but reading the government announcement you'd think it may as well be Chinese. It would be interesting to see the UK explain to Japan, somewhat of an ally, why its company is a national security threat.
- DaiPlusPlus 6y agoBut SoftBank is selling ARM to NVIDIA...
- TechBro8615 6y agoYeah, good point. Can't trust those damn yankees. It's probably something where the government wanted to stop this deal for a number of reasons, and "national security" was the easiest justification where they already had a legal apparatus in place for doing so.
- nottorp 6y ago> Yeah, good point. Can't trust those damn yankees. Trump did a brilliant job :)
- DaiPlusPlus 6y agoYou jest, but the the world is well-aware of the risk - and possible consequences - of the top US office being compromised - or at least being held by someone who doesn't act in NATO's interests - and it's a sobering thought.
- nottorp 6y agoI'm not joking. Every traditional US partner suddenly realized during the Trump administration that their relation can end without warning. Now they're doing damage control.