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   From: ldo@nz.invalid   
      
   On Thu, 24 Oct 2024 16:44:38 -0400, bad sector wrote:   
      
   > You don't even have to be a nationalist, motherboards and gpu's (some   
   > research, automated printed circuit production and little more) costing   
   > $1000 up are well within domestic margins as it is.   
      
   Why is Taiwan the world capital for computer hardware? Because the   
   Government had the foresight to support private investment in hardware   
   manufacturing back in the 1980s, which didn’t fully pay off for close to   
   another decade. But when it did pay off, it effectively killed off most PC   
   hardware manufacturing in the US and elsewhere.   
      
   Who in the US is going to take the risk of such a long-term investment?   
   They weren’t capable then, they’re even less capable now. You don’t even   
   believe in the idea that Government can be helpful to businesses, as   
   opposed to being an obstacle to them.   
      
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