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Chip shortages are at a point in the US were government contractors who already have right by law to jump ahead of anyone else in line when ordering and can pro
by impalallama 5y ago
Chip shortages are at a point in the US were government contractors who already have right by law to jump ahead of anyone else in line when ordering and can probably pay whatever price they want are still being told that new shipments won't come for 16 months.
There just are not enough of them being made.
- laurent92 5y agoDoes that make Apple’s M1-in-all-devices announcement twice a demonstration of strength of their supply chain?
- wmf 5y agoYes, Apple has presumably locked in both supply and prices of all their components including Ax/Mx, DRAM, flash, LCD panels, etc.
- Spooky23 5y agoYes. It’s really a testament to the praise of Tim Cook as a master of operations. It’s quite a statement that Apple launched four variants of the same product (M1 Air, M1 Pro, M1 iMac, M1 iPad) in the middle of a supply chain apocalypse, all within a few weeks and is both delivering on schedule and even putting the product on sale. Call your HP rep and try to buy an LCD monitor right now.
- ariwilson 5y agohttps://www.amazon.com/HP-Pavilion-27-inch-Backlight-27xw/dp/B0199W9UMS/ref=sr_1_4?dchild=1&keywords=hp+27+monitor&qid=1619207694&sr=8-4 https://www.amazon.com/HP-Pavilion-27-inch-Backlight-27xw/dp... ?
- Spooky23 5y agoThat’s in the channel. Try getting a few hundred direct. Similar story for small MFPs over the winter.
- baybal2 5y ago10-15 years ago, Cook's level of competency wouldn't have been anything special, but that of competent operations lead. The industry in the West not only shipped everything to outsourcers, but even forgot how to manage outsourcers as well, being fully reliant on turnkey services.
- selimthegrim 5y agoI did buy them a few months ago direct from HP’s website (they had some sort of 2 for 1 deal) with no problems whatsoever.
- treeman79 5y agoSo is Bitcoin screwing over the rest of the economy now?
- jachee 5y agoAll proof-of-work is. Because the "work" being "proven" isn't actual work. It's just waste.
- henvic 5y agoCongratulations! I see you got downvoted for telling the truth.
- redis_mlc 5y agoPoW = Proof of Waste :)
- _flux 5y agoCounterexample: https://foldingcoin.net/ https://foldingcoin.net/ Or maybe it's the example that proves the rule..
- imtringued 5y agoTo be fair, this only works because it is difficult to make money off of protein folding. It is kind of a waste, but not wasteful enough to criticize it.
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