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Re:Google suspends some business with Huawei by wpdev_63 on Sunday May 19, 2019 @04:23PM (#19955289)
Sad to see as they make some compelling phones with outrageously great prices[0]. I used to think about the privacy problems with buying a chinese phone but this day and age where facebook is selling your data to the highest bidder and the fusion centers crawling all over our cellphone - who cares? I'd rather have the chinese have my data than the US companies/gov't(only because I will never visit their country), though they wouldn't be exclusive in this case.

[0]:https://www.banggood.com/Xiaomi-Mi-Play-Global-Version-5_84-...

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Re:Google suspends some business with Huawei by cyrix100 on Sunday May 19, 2019 @11:34PM (#19957345)
The outrageously great prices comment got me thinking about all the IP theft allegations [0]. I wonder if the relatively lower prices are a reflection of the reduced R&D overhead compared to other companies that would otherwise need to recover that initial investment.

[0]:https://www.androidauthority.com/huawei-theft-bonus-program-...

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Re:Google suspends some business with Huawei by pishpash on Monday May 20, 2019 @12:43AM (#19957578)
So you think Apple is still recouping R&D costs, or just padding their margins for shareholders?
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Re:Google suspends some business with Huawei by nAwYz on Sunday May 19, 2019 @04:27PM (#19955308)
Xiaomi and Huawei are not the same company
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Re:Google suspends some business with Huawei by wpdev_63 on Sunday May 19, 2019 @04:29PM (#19955321)
Sorry - mislinked. Still wouldn't be surprised if Xiaomi get's the banhammer from the US gov't though.
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Re:Google suspends some business with Huawei by fabrice_d on Sunday May 19, 2019 @06:59PM (#19956110)
Xiaomi doesn't sell networking equipment, which is why Huawei is targeted.
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Re:Google suspends some business with Huawei by kuyan on Sunday May 19, 2019 @04:52PM (#19955455)
It seems so, though my personal experience with their phones has been hit and miss. The specs look great on the box, but the phones themselves seem to have poor QC and support when things go wrong.

That said, others have only had good experiences. YMMV.

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