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Isn’t most chip manufacturing automated? And US wages are ~2.5x that of Taiwan. It’s not like they are get $0.50/hr.

• b20000 4y ago
  that might be true. i don’t know. however the question is what the executives might decide to do or what the expectations of shareholders are. i bet someone will have the idea to double or triple cost of parts at retail because chips are now made in the US which would be a terrible mistake. it could make it impossible to start a small hardware company.
  • refurb 4y ago
    I mean if costs go up and Taiwan gets invaded there may not be an option to pay more. It’s either that or you don’t get chips.
    • b20000 4y ago
      that is why the smarter solution is to use your brain and cultivate good diplomatic relationships