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Ermmmm, I don't understand how this is the "car industry fucking everyone over". Even if what you wrote is true - it's just the market at work. If the car com
by eric_b 5y ago
Ermmmm, I don't understand how this is the "car industry fucking everyone over".
Even if what you wrote is true - it's just the market at work. If the car companies can pay enough to get slots in a fab and beat out smaller players so be it.
The demand for semiconductors currently exceeds supply. This means there will be shortages, price increases etc, until further capacity can be brought online or demand is lowered.
I don't think there's any "bad guys" here.
- PeterisP 5y agoAlso it's worth noting that "A can afford to pay a higher surcharge than B in order to get slots in a fab" essentially means "the consumers are voting with their wallets that getting A without delay is more important than getting B without delay". Prices, and the willingness to tolerate an increase in them, is the ultimate signal of what people actually consider important, as opposed to just 'empty words' claims of importance.