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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. bluecheese452 · 1790945244 · focus · HN ↗

      There is no competition, only the illusion of it. All these big companies and owners are already invested in each other. If you have the multiple billions needed to build your own chip fab you are already getting a slice of the current pie. Why undercut yourself?

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