Big-Tech under Big-Government Scrutiny...

[MJ DeMarco]

Looks like the government is starting to take a closer look at the Big Tech companies.

Aside from the trade war, the tech sector has been slumping hard due to perceived risks of oversight.

Is it something to worry about? Or a buying opportunity?

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My opinion on it is unvarnished considering I don't like BIG anything.

Just feels like a lose-lose situation no matter what happens.

 

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[Deleted50669]

It definitely highlights that the US isn't purely capitalistic. Maybe that's for the better though. My concern would definitely be if they go after Google, considering without Google as an information access function most innovation / sharing of knowledge would screech to a halt.

 

[JunkBoxJoey_JBJ]

Interesting for certain. Saw Charlie and Neil talking about the same today. Worry, no. Buying, not yet.

 

[dkostadinov01]

It definitely highlights that the US isn't purely capitalistic. Maybe that's for the better though. My concern would definitely be if they go after Google, considering without Google as an information access function most innovation / sharing of knowledge would screech to a halt.

Microsoft saw this coming and might be going full open-source in the future...

Windows 10 will soon ship with a full, open source, GPLed Linux kernel

The new Windows Subsystem for Linux will use a real Linux kernel.

arstechnica.com

 

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