World too small
I was involved in the design of a product that, in order to minimise exposure to a) idiotic US sanctions against random countries and b) idiotic random country sanctions against China (PRC), tried to minimise use of parts and proprietary tech from either country.
It was a complete and utter failure. You simply cannot do it. At least we had the decency to admit it.
PS: the concern with that product was exactly the opposite from jingoistic; the idea was to make the product as widely available to everyone and help reduce the tech gap, while simplifying import / export formalities.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
