Comment by alfiedotwtf

6 months ago

Flip side: why would Apple, Amazon, Google, AMD, NVIDIA etc build their own when they can outsource it cheaper?

Companies are run to make a profit… they don’t care about sovereignty as long as the money is coming in.

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x2tyfi  6 months ago

Because it’s extremely lucrative and strategically valuable to the US

  • SJC_Hacker  6 months ago

    > Because it’s extremely lucrative

    It could be extremely lucrative if they get it right.

    Simply trying to copy TSMC would also be a poor strategy.

    Companies have "core competencies" (or should). The manufacture (not design) of high-end silicon has never been one for any of these companies except Intel, and they have just lost big time.

    > strategically valuable to the US

    Yeah, they don't care.

  • alfiedotwtf  6 months ago

    … but the shareholders are global?! That’s not really a compelling argument unless you made it a requirement that all major/strategic companies must have 100% domestic ownership!

    BUT - all you then need to do is create a Delaware LLC that buys the strategic stock, which is owned by $SCARY_FOREIGNERS