This article points out that Huawei spends $11 billion dollars on components from the US each year. That's a hefty amount of income that will be lost due to the ban. Apparently they've stock piled components for the short term and have developed their own operating systems, CPUs, and GPUs in case it lasts longer than supplies do. With all the downsides of this ban it's hard to imagine what good it will serve if any.
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Lachlan86
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I think the US is ultimately going to lose this battle one way or the other. Either they'll concede to the fact that Huawei isn't a security threat or they'll lose out considerably by continuing to blacklist the company.
Garham
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I think Huawei will be hurt more simply because big companies like Google have cut their contracts with the company. I'm anxious to see what Huawei's strategy will be moving forward.
SystemWars
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If Huawei really did the things the company is accused of, then they should be banned. I'd like to see some concrete facts though and I don't understand why Russia is granted a huge pass while others are vilified. I'm guessing it's all about... See more
Jamiex
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Well, the ban will have a ripple effect and we can only hope that this will be resolved sooner or later. As much as Huawei's relationship with other countries is stable, there is a likelihood that others could soon follow in the US' footsteps.... See more