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> Strategically, why wouldn’t the US gov’t want a US company owning ARM It's worth noting ARM Ltd is a British company currently owned by a Japanese company. T
by wahern 5y ago
> Strategically, why wouldn’t the US gov’t want a US company owning ARM
It's worth noting ARM Ltd is a British company currently owned by a Japanese company. The U.K. and Japan are two of the closest, if not the closest, defense and industrial partners the U.S. enjoys. And unlike many U.S. allies, they're more-or-less close by choice. IOW, there's a deep reservoir of trust across the spectrum--military, legal, political. Both the U.K. and Japan tend to exercise their independence far more freely than other U.S. allies precisely because of the mutual respect afforded among the three. There's much less tension and apprehension among those three than as between, say, the U.S. and France. A critical supplier like ARM being in the hands of the U.K. and/or Japan is good enough from the perspective of the U.S., absent some extraordinary complicating context.
- Terry_Roll 5y agoYou dont think this had anything to do with it then? ;-) "When Britain Nuked America....Twice!" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Wx6npt421c https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Wx6npt421c And this? "U.S. satellites are being attacked every day according to Space Force general (thedrive.com)" https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29402923 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29402923 I think its a good decision because just being dominated by US tech companies can be demoralising, besides no one has a monopoly on ideas or innovation which all develops at different rates. And if ARM did get bought up, would this also drive other countries towards China who are developing their own CPU's? "How China plans to lead the computer chip industry" https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-50287485 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-50287485 From a US Military perspective, you don't want to pee off your military assets/partners do you?
- chrisjc 5y agoWow, fascinating video.