▲ 643 ▼ Nintendo delays Switch 2 preorders over tariff concerns (www.theverge.com) submitted 1 year ago by return2ozma@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world 152 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[+] rocky1138@sh.itjust.works 33 points 1 year ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (3 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] MandragoreaeAnimada@chachara.club 14 points 1 year ago (1 child) You can tell Americans think their country is the Internet, and the Internet is oriented for Americans. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] suite403@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago You're not wrong. But OP just wrote what the title said and the article quickly clarifies its for the US. permalink fedilink source parent [–] TeamAssimilation@infosec.pub 5 points 1 year ago (1 child) I would never had imagined that in my lifetime I’d see gringos reverse-smuggling game consoles from Mexico. I guess you could smuggle them from Canada too, but Mexico has always smuggled merch from USA. We even have a term for it: “fayuca”. The lucky ones that live near the border can cross, shop switches 2 at non-orange prices, open them and smuggle the back as personal devices. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] brucethemoose@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago Oh, you think Canadians aren’t going to get in on tariff evasion? They 100% will. The tremendous irony is America was founded to evade massive tariffs, sorta… and now we’re doing it to our self. permalink fedilink source parent [–] roofuskit@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago All of North America actually. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] MandragoreaeAnimada@chachara.club 14 points 1 year ago (1 child) You can tell Americans think their country is the Internet, and the Internet is oriented for Americans. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] suite403@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago You're not wrong. But OP just wrote what the title said and the article quickly clarifies its for the US. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] suite403@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago You're not wrong. But OP just wrote what the title said and the article quickly clarifies its for the US. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] TeamAssimilation@infosec.pub 5 points 1 year ago (1 child) I would never had imagined that in my lifetime I’d see gringos reverse-smuggling game consoles from Mexico. I guess you could smuggle them from Canada too, but Mexico has always smuggled merch from USA. We even have a term for it: “fayuca”. The lucky ones that live near the border can cross, shop switches 2 at non-orange prices, open them and smuggle the back as personal devices. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] brucethemoose@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago Oh, you think Canadians aren’t going to get in on tariff evasion? They 100% will. The tremendous irony is America was founded to evade massive tariffs, sorta… and now we’re doing it to our self. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] brucethemoose@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago Oh, you think Canadians aren’t going to get in on tariff evasion? They 100% will. The tremendous irony is America was founded to evade massive tariffs, sorta… and now we’re doing it to our self. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] roofuskit@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago All of North America actually. permalink fedilink source parent