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1. Zigurd · 1789669442 · focus · HN ↗

   The US administration created at least 90% of what we now call technology sovereignty concerns. Technology sovereignty is front and center in this announcement. Before the president started making wildly inappropriate remarks about grabbing territory from allies and other previously unthinkable utterances, almost everyone was happy to buy technology from US hardware and software vendors. Complacency about the state of democracy and rule of law in the US was the norm.

   Why does this matter? Markets outside the US account for about half of many US technology vendors' revenue. Who is going to speak up first?

   1. baranul · 1789868634 · focus · HN ↗

      Massive lack of foresight and hubris leads to not realizing that other countries can play the game of nationalism, xenophobia, trade war, and technology sovereignty too. Thus we are seeing a kind of boomerang effect.

      It's smarter not to poke or disrespect customers buying from "your store", because they don't necessarily have to. Make it a big enough issue and they can choose to go elsewhere, figure out how to make it themselves, or find some other way.

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