3 ms·Any entity taking CHIPS money should be precluded from having any buybacks precisely for this reason.by sitkack 4y agoAny entity taking CHIPS money should be precluded from having any buybacks precisely for this reason.thelamest 4y agoIn general, stock buybacks aren’t socially undesirable, but in this case would be more troubling I guess as they signal the company feels its R&D spending potential was already saturated.powerhour 4y agoHell, we could even resume the prohibition on buy backs in general.