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lesuoractoday at 1:30 AM2 repliesview on HN

> And conversely, it may say something about their internal forecasts that they're not making the bet.

Idk if you can read into it that way.

All these companies have cafeterias but you don't see them investing into farmland so they can get their bananas a few cents cheaper.

But also why bother spending 20B on a fab when you can invest 20B into TSMC and let them build the fab?


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dnnddidiejtoday at 9:14 AM

Probably for strategic reasons.

Mainland China is one concern.

Another is AI being the commodity compliment to semiconductors.

dyauspitrtoday at 6:28 AM

Because having every major company in America’s eggs in one basket is as insane as it gets, especially with China bearing down on Taiwan.

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