Cisco’s disastrous quarter shows how NSA spying could freeze US companies out of a trillion-dollar opportunity – Quartz

Facebook aussi chouinait : ses indicateurs de « trust » n’étaient pas au plus haut dernièrement…
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C’est pas seulement qu’ils perdent du chiffre d’affaires, ils ont peur de se retrouver exclus des marchés futurs ( cloud , etc.)

Arguably, the current shift in the underlying infrastructure of the internet makes Cisco and other American companies uniquely vulnerable. The move to cloud services, streaming video and machine to machine communication (i.e., the internet of things) means new standards and new default hardware providers are taking root, and if NSA spying keeps American companies from dominating the market at an early stage, it could mean that in the long run they’ll simply be locked out of these markets while competitors like Huawei and ZTE reap the benefits.

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The NSA overreach poses a serious threat to our economy
▻http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/nov/20/jim-sensenbrenner-nsa-overreach-hurts-business

The overreach by the National Security Agency (NSA) does more than infringe on American civil liberties. It poses a serious threat to our economic vitality. Reports from the business community are clear: indiscriminate collection of data by the NSA damages American companies’ growth, credibility, competitive advantage and bottom line.