Time for a line in the sand... (Score 0)

I imagine that more and more manufacturers will simply not ship networking and other related products to Germany, finding the cost of manufacturing special networking products with these back doors too high to be worth the trouble or the cost of lost business and other commercial backlash from outraged clients. The companies might also not like the increased costs and higher selling prices associated with low volume specialty items and simply comply to the law by not selling any items that fall into this category of hardware in Germany at all. What will Germany do if no networking companies change their hardware, because the cost of working with a Government who openly spies on it's people is too high in so many areas, including integrity? Time for a digital line in the sand, so to speak...