Re:MuditaOS And Mudita Center are now fully Open Source
by camgunz on Wednesday November 10, 2021 @12:23PM
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Whoa I had no idea. I feel like everyone I've seen doing Pine64 things lives somewhere in Europe. What a world.
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Re:MuditaOS And Mudita Center are now fully Open Source
by stryan on Wednesday November 10, 2021 @12:27PM
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They actually started as a California-based company before re-basing to Hong Kong back in (IIRC) 2019. Not sure why the change.
Re:MuditaOS And Mudita Center are now fully Open Source
by capableweb on Wednesday November 10, 2021 @12:56PM
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Doing business from the US is a minefield today, not at all like it used to be. Almost any other country is better if you just want to focus on running a business, so not so surprising that they relocated.
Re:MuditaOS And Mudita Center are now fully Open Source
by pengaru on Wednesday November 10, 2021 @02:20PM
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The previous US administration going to war with China on trade created a lot of uncertainty and concern surrounding tariffs and delays/parts availability.
Through that lens it probably makes a lot of sense to simply move your operation to China, when that covers the bulk of the relevant supply chain for your products. Especially if you have no other barriers deterring the relocation, like language or cultural challenges...
Re:MuditaOS And Mudita Center are now fully Open Source
by yumraj on Wednesday November 10, 2021 @02:11PM
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> Doing business from the US is a minefield today
As opposed to doing business from China. Hmm, really.....
Re:MuditaOS And Mudita Center are now fully Open Source
by Fnoord on Wednesday November 10, 2021 @02:17PM
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If they do business from China or Hong Kong they can get away with shoddy 1 month warranty, simple as that. Nobody's gonna bust those who are behind the company from countries like China, Hong Kong, Vietnam, ...