Many would argue that the US deserved and deserves comeuppance for its actions abroad, yes. If other countries felt it to be their prerogative to remove US software or products as part of that, it would not be absurd.
Really ? Yet, we label all nations that do that dictatorial repressive regimes. In fact people frequently do so on this very forum. Maybe they are, but come on let's have some consistency in our behaviour.
Behavioral consistency? That's a tall order for citizens of a country where the average citizen is purportedly fluent in 0.7 languages and only about half the population even votes.
Someone correct me if I'm wrong, I read that nuclear options were considered for Vietnam war but were never publicly used as a threat. I'm guessing same with Korean war?