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Re:The Huawei Disaster Reveals Google’s Iron Grip on Android by AnonymousPlanet on Friday May 24, 2019 @05:44AM (#19999947)
China is shifting its factories to Africa, eventually growing a market there. It won't matter what apps irrelevant markets like North America or Europe want while the rest is using Chinese services.
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Re:The Huawei Disaster Reveals Google’s Iron Grip on Android by PuffinBlue on Friday May 24, 2019 @06:41AM (#20000171)
That's interesting. Do you have any more info on where they are putting those factories?
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Re:The Huawei Disaster Reveals Google’s Iron Grip on Android by Symmetry on Friday May 24, 2019 @08:09AM (#20000647)
Everywhere from Nigeria to Lesotho basically.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35288650-the-next-factor...

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Re:The Huawei Disaster Reveals Google’s Iron Grip on Android by roboys on Friday May 24, 2019 @11:55AM (#20002821)
They are building infrastructure across the whole continent, connecting all major ports.

Expect that this will cause a decline in EU GDP as the remnants of colonialism get displaced/replaced.

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Re:The Huawei Disaster Reveals Google’s Iron Grip on Android by pertymcpert on Friday May 24, 2019 @12:21PM (#20003076)
Why would it cause a GDP decline? A strong Africa is good for the entire world economy. Another billion wealthy people to buy goods and services, travel and invest.
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Re:The Huawei Disaster Reveals Google’s Iron Grip on Android by IllogicalLogic on Friday May 24, 2019 @04:23PM (#20004952)
GDP would increase, correct. As a percentage of global GDP, it will decline.
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Re:The Huawei Disaster Reveals Google’s Iron Grip on Android by Redoubts on Friday May 24, 2019 @12:18PM (#20003042)
Yeah, I don’t know about factories per se. Its more been about infrastructure around raw materials export.
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