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I think the point is it doesn't matter where the company is located or what it's involved in, if it's proprietary you have no control of being left in the dust or not.

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The point is that we have allowed US companies to have absolute control of the technology stack. There is no competition (at most between US companies).

There are several ways to mitigate this:

- Open Source. Android itself falls into this category, and it can not be taken away. This is the best way, but let's be realistic here: it is not for everybody.

- Multiple suppliers, from multiple countries, so that we have real competition.

Even if is open source, like a Risc-v CPU manufacturer, you can't just instantly spin a new fac in your country, this takes billions and experts. Open source is good to have but is still not a solution when we are talking about hardware.

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