This is far from a done deal, and even if approved, don't expect my concerns to magically disappear. This could be something we regret for a very long time, especially if it's a watershed event where more Chinese fronts start buying more US icons.
They are not buying an icon, they are buying a piece of the IBM pie. And a pretty small piece at that from recent sales data. As far as security concerns, were not talking supercomputer stealth technology here. Most of the components that go into a majority of PC's sold in this country are already built by the ChiComms. That's not to say that I agree with helping them out in any way though, just make some more valid arguments.