I think "market forces" is more likely.
If your main market is the US then you are just likely to adjust your
manufacturing to suit that market, and if the smaller markets don't like it -
tough. It's no skin off the manufacturer's nose.
Quoting "Silcock, Stephen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
>
> Wouldn't this apply in the US only? I know the Americans *think* they
> rule
> the world, and many countries will probably follow along like well
> behaved
> little puppies; but surely there'd be countries that would continue to
> produce plain vanilla hardware (with a corresponding increase in
> commerce
> from people who prefer their PC's be their own)? I'm thinking China
> for
> one... they seem to have this paranoid obsession with not having US
> encryption in their hardware.
>
> It would also seem an excellent way to encourage vendors to pack up and
> move
> offshore; a bold move given the growing popularity of Linux and the
> BSD's...
>
> S. :)
>
> > Most have probably seen this but.....
> >
> > http://slashdot.org/articles/01/09/08/0238200.shtml
> >
> > VERY worrying, even for us here in Australia.
> >
> > Gnuthad
>
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