ZTE phones leaving the U.S. market

[UsandThem]

https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech...ndroids-favored-seniors-going-away/598314002/

Then on Wednesday the smartphone maker said that it would cease “major operating activities,” raising questions not only about its future survival, but the impact on U.S. consumers who have previously bought or were thinking of buying ZTE phones.

I own one of their more recent Android phones as an emergency/backup phone, and it was really a good product for the $150 I paid for it.

 

[Zaap]

According to the Hong Kong-based global research firm Counterpoint, ZTE has the fourth largest market share among smartphone makers in the United States, behind only Apple, Samsung and LG.

"The abrupt disappearance of the number four smartphone vendor in the U.S. is shocking, but there are plenty of companies that will be able to step in and claim ZTE’s ‘low-price, high-value’ position," says Avi Greengart,

What amazes me is a company I've never really heard of was #4 in US marketshare.

Really? The device almost everyone has, and only 3 companies and a "who?" can effectively design, make and sell these things in the US?

Something seems seriously wrong with that.

 

[Shmee]

I have an Axon 7 as my phone, what does this mean for me?

 

[ericlp]

The first blow came last month when the U.S. Commerce Dept. banned American companies from exporting products to the Shenzhen, China-based telecom firm for seven years.

Sounds like a trump move. When will they ban iphones and AMD chips next? China is the leader in tech in a big way. Never thought I'd have a 32 thread cpu ... and I also didn't think that I'd be buying it with the words "made in China" stamped on it.

Trump is a loose cannon... Wouldn't surprise me much if his administration got us in a big trade war with China, not to mention all of the rest of the BS he is pulling.

At least we would still have samsung.

I have an Axon 7 as my phone, what does this mean for me?

Not much. Unless you were planning on upgrading your phone in the next seven years.

 

[UsandThem]

I have an Axon 7 as my phone, what does this mean for me?

As long as they stay in business, not much. However, not selling in the U.S. market could be a death blow to their company. From the news, there is still a lot going on behind the scenes, and it sounds like something will be done to prevent this.

Sounds like a trump move. When will they ban iphones and AMD chips next? China is the leader in tech in a big way. Never thought I'd have a 32 thread cpu ... and I also didn't think that I'd be buying it with the words "made in China" stamped on it.

This story is also posted in Politics and News, so let's keep the political talk restricted to that area, and focus on the end user/tech talk/impact in this area.