I suppose what's really at issue here is a moral question. Is it better to serve the interests of free-speech and expression with no assured great profits or is it better to get those profits for the financial security of one's family at the probable loss of momentum towards greater freedom? Since I tend to lean towards the idealistic, I'd probably go with the open-source route believing that creating such a good foundation for greater freedom would certainly come back in many positive ways to both oneself and one's family. But just the same, it is a difficult decision and you deserve respect for your efforts no matter which route you take.
I'll believe this when someone actually gets their hands on these things and tests them out. It's very easy for a big government to print out a lot of media about a new OS and processer, but actually developing and manufacturing revolutionary hardware and software such as this is quite another matter! I have no doubt that the mainland Chinese government has developed and manufactured 'something.' Whether that 'something' is actually revolutionary or pretty much a rip-off (something I consider highly likely given China's history with things like this) is a matter for speculation at this point. Still, it would be cool if it were truly something new and different. I doubt, however, that such things will ever be sold in the United States (or even most of Europe for that matter) given the large vested interests that certainly wouldn't care for competition.
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for a revolution.
Just goes to show that, in a law system almost completely bereft of understanding of the tech-industry, he who has the bigger bank account wins.
I suppose what's really at issue here is a moral question. Is it better to serve the interests of free-speech and expression with no assured great profits or is it better to get those profits for the financial security of one's family at the probable loss of momentum towards greater freedom? Since I tend to lean towards the idealistic, I'd probably go with the open-source route believing that creating such a good foundation for greater freedom would certainly come back in many positive ways to both oneself and one's family. But just the same, it is a difficult decision and you deserve respect for your efforts no matter which route you take.
I'll believe this when someone actually gets their hands on these things and tests them out. It's very easy for a big government to print out a lot of media about a new OS and processer, but actually developing and manufacturing revolutionary hardware and software such as this is quite another matter! I have no doubt that the mainland Chinese government has developed and manufactured 'something.' Whether that 'something' is actually revolutionary or pretty much a rip-off (something I consider highly likely given China's history with things like this) is a matter for speculation at this point. Still, it would be cool if it were truly something new and different. I doubt, however, that such things will ever be sold in the United States (or even most of Europe for that matter) given the large vested interests that certainly wouldn't care for competition.