Did they? What if that "investment" is sort of a masked bribe in order to secure exclusivity of juicy government contracts worth a lot more than 1.5B?
Microsoft also "invested" in opening an office in Munich just so Bavaria would cancel the move to Open Office which was also a bribe in disguise.
I think sometimes HN is too naive when it comes to such big deals between mega corps and shady governments, missing the forest from the trees.
"Investments" like these are often there just to grease the wheels or act as a cover for more nefarious projects. Especially that the UAE is getting involved more and more in tech defense procurement and shady offensive cybersecurity without giving a damn about human rights.
Did they? What if that "investment" is sort of a masked bribe in order to secure exclusivity of juicy government contracts worth a lot more than 1.5B?
Microsoft also "invested" in opening an office in Munich just so Bavaria would cancel the move to Open Office which was also a bribe in disguise.
I think sometimes HN is too naive when it comes to such big deals between mega corps and shady governments, missing the forest from the trees.
"Investments" like these are often there just to grease the wheels or act as a cover for more nefarious projects. Especially that the UAE is getting involved more and more in tech defense procurement and shady offensive cybersecurity without giving a damn about human rights.