In a move that has re-energized the debate over export controls on high-performance computers, the latest version of a defense-spending bill would require companies to seek licenses to export even underpowered desktop computers.
“It would bring exports to a grinding halt,” said Dan Hoydish, director of trade, public policy and government affairs for Unisys and chairman of the Computer Coalition for Responsible Exports, a trade group that counts many major technology companies as members. “We wouldn’t be asking for 20 export licenses in a year, we would be asking for 20,000 in a day.”
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