Apparently, the US Gov't has banned the use of Lenovo hardware (that's the China-based company that now produces all the IBM PC brands, including the ThinkPads) from all classified networks.
I'm not sure if this is nationalism, paranoia or pressure tactics from "domestic" manufacturers. I place domestic in quotes as many (if not the majority) core chipsets are not fabricated in North America... even when the core chipsets are made on the continent, many other crtitical subcomponents (networking, for example) are not.
This announcement clearly indicates that the US government has been using hardware rife with offshore silicon for years. So why get all paranoid or nationalistic now?
Food for thought.
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