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1. ocd · 1790861971 · focus · HN ↗

   I'm not a business guy, but I think I would be very worried if I created any opening (even on the very long term) for competition to justify itself being built up to meet demand (or national security requirements of other countries) on an industry I mostly control, because I prioritized extremely high prices for a few years that might have the effect of changing the arithmetic for potential competitors that wouldn't have done it before.

   It makes me consider whether there would be retaliation in later years against the US intellectual property system in countries other than China. While RAM is a tangible product, the areas it serves aren't really.

   1. pfannkuchen · 1790872960 · focus · HN ↗

      > prioritized extremely high prices

      Wouldn’t shortages produce basically the same incentive structure regarding competition or national security requirements? Like the demand for RAM is actually way up, so if they don’t raise prices enough the inventory will just quickly become depleted.

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