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  • ByteDance would rather shut down US TikTok than sell it

    avon b7 said:
    Anilu_777 said:
    America needs to out-compete China, not ban it like they did with Huawei and now with TikTok. They can call it what ever they want (national security or national whatever) but if US companies had a better product then Americans would use it. Sad image for the US. 
    I agree. Ban if you have good reason to ban. Show evidence and act accordingly. 

    'Suspecting' this or that could happen and throwing everything under a 'national security' umbrella is doomed to failure. 

    That failure itself would be OK if it only impacted the country taking the action. 

    The problem is when you start demanding others follow suit (as the US does with its 'allies'). 

    It won't work with places like China. Even now, Blinken is in China telling them what to do with their Russian interests - on their own soil. That is crazy.

    Would US politicians accept someone from China landing in Washington and threatening action if they didn't get their way? 

    Sadly, US interests (and with it, influence) are being impacted by foolhardy decisions of a few China hawks with influence. 

    Non-US companies are wisely seeking to 'de-Americanise' for fear of being dumped onto some entity list, or worse, being required to stop doing business with someone simply because a small part of US technology is used in their equipment. All unilaterally. 

    The best route from the get go was to out-compete/out-innovate rivals, not 'ban' them for reasons with zero supporting evidence. 

    https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/why-the-united-states-is-losing-the-tech-war-with-china

    The Tik Tok situation is more paranoia than anything else. 

    You might find this interesting https://apnews.com/article/tiktok-bytedance-ban-china-india-376f32d78861e14e65ec4bc78e808a0d
    Quite a few countries already have a partial or full ban. Sharing data with the CCP is a valid concern 
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  • Apple apologizes for iPhone slowdown controversy, will reduce out-of-warranty battery repl...

    The reduced price for the replacement battery is much more reasonable for a phone battery. I hope this stays low. 
    dysamorianetmagemuthuk_vanalingamstantheman