It feels like we’ve gone the last 15+ years of tech without really having to directly involve politics in the discussion. But that seems to be coming to an end, in a big way. Let discuss if we can discuss tech without discussing politics.

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SHOW NOTES:

United States vs. IBM
United States vs. Microsoft
Oracle vs. Google (Java)
EU vs. Apple (AppStore)
EU vs. Google
“Shut up and dribble” (2018)

THE OLD SWIM LANES ARE NO LONGER INDEPENDENT AND ISOLATED

Vendors are cloud providers, so they have to be involved in data location, and operating services (or allowing services to operate) - Oracle, Microsoft,
Consumer companies are also enterprise companies - Google, Amazon
Companies are involved in 1st Amendment situations - Google, Amazon/WashPost
All tech companies are bidding for Gov’t contracts
Intel is the target of the US Chips Act - govt subsidy
AI overlaps copyright, data sovereignty, govt regulations/restrictions
Nation-state funded security attacks

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