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> At that point, every global business will have to figure out how to split their business in two, their database in two, their server infrastructure in two, et
by krisoft 3y ago
> At that point, every global business will have to figure out how to split their business in two, their database in two, their server infrastructure in two, etc. and have both halves work.
Or give up serving one side. Probably the one the executives of the company don't live in. Like how many companies stopped operating in Russia after their war in Ukraine got into high gear.
- hx8 3y agoIn such a situation, I foresee something more like the splitting of the Roman Empire. There's no reason to stop serving global customers just because the users are separated from HQ. Especially if the servers are already on both sides of the geo-political border.
- RcouF1uZ4gsC 3y agoThe Roman Empire split was relatively friendly. Theodosius split it between his two sons.
- ithkuil 3y agoThe Roman empire had a tradition of splitting the control of the areas between multiple people at several points starting from Diocletian's tetrarchy onward. The last east/west split was different on that it was that last one. In a way, you could look at the period of absolute control by a single person as an exception in Roman history.
- londons_explore 3y agoDid many businesses stop operating in russia? Or did many of those shops/restaurants/etc physically located in Russia simply rename and continue operations independent from the parent company? For example, Mcdonalds is now operated as Vkusno i tochka [1], and has awfully similar menu and branding to Mcdonalds. [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vkusno_i_tochka https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vkusno_i_tochka