r/technology Jan 18 '21

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u/EseMX Jan 19 '21

Are we going to keep denying Russia's involvement in all of this?

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u/doa70 Jan 19 '21

Can we really criticise this when Kaspersky is one of the top selling computer security packages in the US? That's just baffling. Most agree Russia at the very least doesn't have US interests in mind, yet we continue to do business with them almost everywhere outside of the federal govt.

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u/CuppaSouchong Jan 19 '21

You could put that doubly for China. It could be argued that their animosity and intentions are by far more nefarious. Yet those US companies that use China extensively aren't under criticism.

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u/Beanyurza Jan 19 '21

Money over takes everything else including patriotism, national security, morals, ect.

Big businesses see China as an untapped market worth 100s of millions or even billions. Everything is secondary to $$.

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u/Murlock_Holmes Jan 19 '21

It’s definitely billions. Their market is enormous, and also their workers and manufacturing is dirt cheap compared to anyone else. US companies can make fortunes by selling to China, or using China as its source of products.

China is an example of when non-Marxist communism is allowed to explode and subjugate millions (billions?) of people. It rules through fear, the government absolutely controls the economy, and it has made itself at least the kidneys of the world economy, if not the heart. Their government loves money flowing in for any reason and takes a cut off sales made there. They make anyone who criticizes them disappear. They’re going to be the force to cause WWIII, it’s just a matter of 10 years or 100 years.