Foreign governments are thinking twice before using US made technology and Brazil just took it a step further.
The cable is being overseen by state-owned telecommunications company Telecomunicacoes Brasileiras SA better known as Telebras.
Lots of other smaller companies have also benefitted from this anti-NSA sentiment.
In the short term, no major US company has registered losses.
USA seems to have a grip on the global market as of now.
We need to look no further than the multi billion dollar lawsuits between Apple and Samsung.
What happens when this scenario repeats itself elsewhere ?
Brazils Countermeasures
Brazil is and has been a key playground for US companies.
Being one of the BRIC nations that isnt as averse to US like China.
Brazil President Rousseff tweeted at the time that the change will help prevent possible espionage.
The government turned to Expresso to handle all of their e-mail activities.
The services are currently used by 13 of Brazils ministries.
He said Microsoft is committed to increasing choice and transparency about how we store our customers content.
source: www.techworm.net
