Posted on 06/08/2023 2:33:53 PM PDT by DUMBGRUNT
Earlier this week, Russia’s CNews reported on what it terms an “anti-sanction PC”. This new PC, called the Mobile Inform Group (MIG) Akinak PC, allegedly uses a mix of Russian hardware and software designs so that it can dodge sanctions, and supply companies seeking to serve organizations that are “sensitive to import substitution.”
However, a closer read of the report seems to suggest the new Akinak PC will be pretty slow, even for its mixed office-and-video-conferencing target audience. Moreover, MIG’s description of its supply chain doesn’t inspire much confidence in its ability to mass produce this anti-sanction PC.
(Excerpt) Read more at tomshardware.com ...
Even if they are nominally bound by sanctions, I expect they would ignore them at will / when convenient.
A drip, becomes a trickle becomes a flow ...becomes a flood
The fact that these “workarounds “ are happening is an indication of where things may be headed.
When people who are dependent on your product look for alternatives .. they eventually find them
—”Top 8 China Computer Brands”
And they intend to remain in the top eight.
Risking the loss of the US/euro market to produce a Raspberry Pi competitor has no appeal.
Yes the Chinese copy and steal lots, but do pay for licensing agreements on some items.
To lose the rights to vital components while chasing a low-profit product, not going to happen.
The Russians produce only the lowest-level digital products.
It wasn’t always like that, they once pushed trinary computers! Yes, three-state logic makes my brain hurt but had its advantages.
With its aging A53 cores (Arm v8, launched 2012), it probably won't be surprising to hear that the Skif processor was first sampled years ago (2019) and designed for the tablet market.
They have been on it for years and this is their best effort. This may take a while.
I hear China has managed to fab a 4nm chip...
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