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I think this creates a nationalistic retaliation -- "We don't need America. We can do it ourselves, and better."


Not only from China.


I expect the other Asian powers and Europe to be sitting up and paying keen attention to these events. Too many of the world's vital technologies are beholden to the US government's interests, interests that may swing one way or the other every few years depending on what the presiding ideology is. In a space as important and all-pervading as internet-enabled smartphones, both parties of the global duopoly of Apple-Android are headquartered in the US, with China playing the crucial role of hosting the world's factories.

I hope this triggers a move towards more decentralization of smartphone infrastructure (and the internet in general), hardware to software.


It depends on what Trump does. He may start opening up other avenues for America to get the same trade we had with China. For example, we might get friendlier with Mexico or Vietnam. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-48273550


It doesn't because this shows that things can change on a whim. No one is going to commit billions of dollars to anything in such a precarious environment.


So you think other nations will retaliate also?


Nations I'm not sure but it will for sure impact strategy at all companies of all sizes from large multi-national corporates down to bootstrapped startups like my own.


How does it affect your company?


I'd rather not go too deep into it but if America suddenly changes it's approach to the market as it looks to be doing it's a massive risk to rely on services from any American companies (through no fault of the companies in question).


Before Trump I would have disagreed with you (at least concerning the USA).




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