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A country the size of China with the technical expertise available to them can create an open stack that they can manage and control. They already have several hardware manufacturers in their territory to make any hardware they may need. I honestly don't see why they would ever have been buying Apple and Microsoft products in the first place, and I'm an American.
Not too surprising. I'd expect the fallout and economic impact of mass surveillance to unfold over several years, with a gradual move away from US-based technology companies, including SaaS & PaaS, in favour of open source software and self-hosted solutions.
Not unexpected. Apple have more control over unrooted iphone (or even rooted) than the owner.
The creators of the OS always have more control over how the phone works than the owner. iOS is more locked down than Android (no access to root FS) but I would argue that 99% of users don't know the difference and just blindly install software from third parties.
Not unexpected. Apple have more control over unrooted iphone (or even rooted) than the owner.
And how is that different from every piece of electronic equipment ever made ? The creators of the OS always have more control over how the phone works than the owner. iOS is more locked down than Android (no access to root FS) but I would argue that 99% of users don't know the difference and just blindly install software from third parties.
Can anyone chime in and help the rest of us understand the relationship between business and government in China? I can't help but think this is more of a move to help China's internal industries, but it's hard to say without understanding the political climate.
Australia recently banned the use of Chinese equipment from our national broadband rollout for national security reasons so this isn't an unprecedented move.
[1] http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/10/08/us-usa-china-huawe...
This isn't surprising at all considering our government seeked to block Huawei routers from being used in telecom infrastructure back in 2012 [1], over some of the same national security concerns. [1] http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/10/08/us-usa-china-huawe...
A country the size of China with the technical expertise available to them can create an open stack that they can manage and control. They already have several hardware manufacturers in their territory to make any hardware they may need. I honestly don't see why they would ever have been buying Apple and Microsoft products in the first place, and I'm an American.
On top of that, at least in my experience, products made in China by Chinese companies are either knock-offs of western products, made cheaply, or they are just crappy products in general. Sure, the parts can be fabricated, but it's the product design that is sorely lacking. Again, this is anecdotal, so your mileage may vary.