https://www.cnbc.com/2025/10/10/trump-trade-tariffs-china-software.html
He teased this announcement earlier in the day and the stock markets dropped by around 3%. Trump waited until the markets closed to make the full announcement. He also made the announcement on a Friday, the markets won’t reopen until Monday.
Lol they couldn’t even come up with a physical export that would sound serious
he’s saving them from windows 11
Also, software can just be copied lmao
Export restrictions on Madden NFL 26 and Microsoft Office should rein those dastardly celestials back in!
One of the last big advantages the US has is Software to design (and prototype) integrated circuits (Think software to arrange parts on a chip, and optimally wire the components together for minimal area requirements and heat dissipation/ also known as floor planning). One key company: Xilinx.
China will have to invest heavily in such software, producing it domestically.