In April 2022, the United States launched its “Declaration for the Future of the Internet.” It asserts that human rights and democratic values must remain central to future technological developmen…

Developing world needs an alternative to Chinese tech::In April 2022, the United States launched its “Declaration for the Future of the Internet.” It asserts that human rights and democratic values must remain

    • T156@lemmy.worldEnglish
      13·
      2 years ago

      I’m not sure competition would help too much. The incentive just isn’t good, because companies tend to focus mainly on price, rather than quality. If a factory makes a worse product, but does it for cheaper, then that is what will get picked.

      • toasteecup@lemmy.worldEnglish
        3·
        2 years ago

        I think it depends on shopper and circumstance.

        For some shoppers the cheaper item works. For others wanted a better qualiy item isn’t unrealistic, and both are offered on the shelves.

        Add to it, you may want a meh quality hammer when you’re just doing work that would really wreck a nicer one

        • MrSnowy@lemmy.mlEnglish
          1·
          2 years ago

          This is why we all need to shop local. I can’t remember the last time I’ve been to Walmart

  • 3arn0wl@lemmy.worldEnglish
    9·
    2 years ago

    • BRICS nations are going RISC-V - for varied reasons - as quickly as they can (and the EU may well follow suit).

    • China is a huge producer - if not THE biggest manufacturer - of electronics.

    Those two points alone suggest a RISC-V revolution, in BRICS and 3rd-World economies, who like cheaper goods. RISC-V cores have been used in microcontroller roles for a while now, and we’re now seeing RISC-V chips being used as primary processors.

  • hark@lemmy.worldEnglish
    95·
    2 years ago

    “In April 2022, the United States launched[…]” yet another initiative to cut off China in order to maintain sole superpower status in the world because the US love their monopolies (as long as they’re the one with the monopoly). Then they claim they’re doing this for humanitarian reasons. Idiots believe them while thinking they’re immune to propaganda and shout down and downvote anyone on the internet that presents an opposing view.