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blake murphy wrote:
>i figured it was the law. but what is the rationale behind the law?
>usually you can figure out who profits by it, but in this case it's opaque to me.


There are cost savings for trade if you eliminate the requirement to
have a US version and a non-US version. Do a web search for "technical
barrier to trade".