Seems strange that gimping the hardware slightly allows it to pass some export restriction. Sounds like a problem with the export restriction itself. Would be like a ban on selling nuclear ICBM to North Korea could be allowed if you just sell them a slightly slower ICBM instead.

geogan:

Seems strange that gimping the hardware slightly allows it to pass some export restriction. Sounds like a problem with the export restriction itself. Would be like a ban on selling nuclear ICBM to North Korea could be allowed if you just sell them a slightly slower ICBM instead.

You just took "Apples to Apples " to the next level.