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Klover | 7 years ago

That could only apply to Huawei if I understand what you mean.

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god_bless_texas|7 years ago

This is one thing I can't tell if I'm being "tin-foil hatty" about. What is embedded in that processor?

natch|7 years ago

It’s also possible Huawei is getting hassled by the US because it is not susceptible to US government attempts to embed such things on behalf of the US, as some (not all) other companies might be. Like you I can’t tell how crazy this idea is. I’m open to your tinfoil hat theory too, but both can be true.

ahje|7 years ago

That argument could easily be reversed: Why wouldn't the Chinese be worried about bugs embedded in foreign tech used for sensitive tasks like military applications? In both cases it's more a matter of trust than anything else.

Since it's more about trust, having more actors on the market is a good things, as it gives more options for the rest of us.