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Good. Broadcom is far too happy to release undocumented garbage.
I sincerely hope that this was Trump's reasoning for the ban. He was so sick and tired of having to muddle through Broadcom's undocumented garbage that he just got fed up and decided to spike their acquisition.
(I'm wary of redditifying HN but I just had to let this out.)
Hah... Trump just gave a warm reception to Broadcom ceo at the oval office only four months ago, as a reward for moving their HQ from Singapore to the US! Great to see that commitment rewarded
It was Broadcom CEOs privilege to be a guest in the White House, not the other way round.
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I sincerely hope that this was Trump's reasoning for the ban. He was so sick and tired of having to muddle through Broadcom's undocumented garbage that he just got fed up and decided to spike their acquisition.
"FAILING Broadcom keeps churning out illegal garbage. Loser Dems call it "undocumented silicon" - complete BS. Sad!" (I'm wary of redditifying HN but I just had to let this out.)
Rumour about Intel fighting the merger just broke a couple of hours ago... https://www.recode.net/2018/3/12/17107910/intel-broadcom-qua...
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-qualcomm-m-a-broadcom/sin...
And will Intel buy any of the companies involved?
https://www.wsj.com/articles/intel-considers-possible-bid-fo...
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It's rather odd watching the same group that wants Net Neutrality and municipal broadband disagree with you. Trump's nationalized 5G idea is brilliant in that it consolidates all efforts, but also serves to protect freedom. Under the privatized approach we use now, wireless ISPs spy on us, and sell the data to the government. That's constitutional and legal, because the government didn't do the spying. Under a nation…
Do we drive on corporate owned highways A good chunk of the national interstate system consists of toll roads, some of which have been privatized (ex: Indiana Toll Road). And the quality of the interstate highways varies greatly by the state. I wouldn't hold out the US public highway system out as an example of how great public infrastructure is maintained...
Is it 10%? 5?
> "There is credible evidence that leads me to believe that Broadcom Ltd." by acquiring Qualcomm "might take action that threatens to impair the national security of the United States," Trump said in the order released Monday evening in Washington. > The government said it feared Broadcom would cut investment in research and development in order to increase short-term profits. That could allow Chinese companies to be…
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U.S. freight rail is completely privatized and it is the finest system anywhere. "our freight rail is the envy of the world, carrying over 40% of our intercity cargo. Trains carry much less of Europe’s freight, which is why trucks clog Europe’s highways. And America’s rail-shipping rates are the world’s lowest, reducing the cost of doing business in the U.S.; they’ve fallen 45% in real dollars since the industry was…
Good freight rail and good passenger rail seem to be more or less mutually exclusive. Japan has one of the lowest rates of freight rail usage in the world, and yet the Shinkansen and the extensive urban metros and suburban railways with their absurdly high schedule reliability are basically an element of national identity...