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Chinese startup launching RISC-V laptop for devs and engineers priced at around $300
(www.tomshardware.com)
This is a most excellent place for technology news and articles.
The difference is that the CCP has a lot of control over Chinese companies operations.
In the US, the companies have a lot of control over the US government.
Ok that's an oversimplification, but it sounded good
https://qz.com/1145669/googles-true-origin-partly-lies-in-cia-and-nsa-research-grants-for-mass-surveillance
https://news.yahoo.com/google-facebook-cooperated-nsa-prism-145643099.html
https://www.reuters.com/technology/amid-big-hacks-us-spy-agency-touts-collaboration-center-with-private-industry-2021-06-22/
It's not a better situation.
Incentives vs direct board control Google and Facebook can and have said no before.