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EERsFan4Life t1_j6j2wsp wrote

Reply to comment by Yelmel in Millions of computer chips from Dutch manufacturers wound up in Russia: Report by the01crow

Welcome to the world of export controls.

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stickles_ t1_j6knv4t wrote

Or the world of government in general, people will always find a way around a law no matter how well that law is enforced.

It's harder to do in some cases, but where there's a will there's a way.

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Daveinatx t1_j6lwouq wrote

If owners and execs were sent to prison, with a large proportional fine, the numbers would be reduced.

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Winds_Howling2 t1_j6kqouo wrote

Welcome to the world of private choice. Companies, if not compelled otherwise, will have their interests and will try their best to serve such interests, to serve Russian market needs, especially military market needs.

It's like the US recently being shocked at American companies in large part assisting the skyrocketing Chinese tech industries through initial development stages of chip-making, and then the US govt. forgetting all notions of freedom in trade and banning this international affair, which forced private American companies previously doing big business with China, like NVIDIA, to take significant business losses. It will be the people within the most ardent opposition countries to Russia, that will be the most interested in assisting it. They will find a way to assist it one way or another.

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Dropped-pie t1_j6kr12a wrote

Because China is fucked, yeah?

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Winds_Howling2 t1_j6krrhe wrote

It remains to be seen, as they are now incentivised to develop their own, or take Taiwanese chips, now that they've been cut off from freedom chips. It will mainly come down to how well the enforcement regime upholds the barrier that the US has asked to be upheld, and how successful China is in doing chips from scratch.

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professorDissociate t1_j6l5157 wrote

You mean like the orange baboon who sent an armed and angry crowd to the capital on Jan 6?

I was doubtful of your statement, but then I remembered shit like this happens all the time.

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bubba-yaga t1_j6mngsg wrote

Usa sanction is not law. It is just a showcase of their political power exerted onto smaller developed/developing nations.

If this war drags on, people/businesses will find ways to avoid it.

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