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   From: ldo@nz.invalid   
      
   On Fri, 25 Oct 2024 00:05:13 -0400, bad sector wrote:   
      
   > On 10/24/24 18:23, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:   
   >>   
   >> 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.   
   >   
   > That money allowed them to cut prices ...   
      
   Where did they get the money from?   
      
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