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I heard a story about a business that worked with a Chinese chip manufacturer once. They ordered 10,000 of a particular microprocessor and instructed the compan
by onion2k 4y ago
I heard a story about a business that worked with a Chinese chip manufacturer once. They ordered 10,000 of a particular microprocessor and instructed the company that they would accept a maximum of 1 faulty chip in 250.
When the order arrived there were 10,000 chips, and an extra little bag with 40 more chips in it. The packing note said that they'd sent the faulty ones separately but weren't sure why they were needed.
It's likely apocryphal but having worked with some Chinese manufacturers I like to believe it.
- betaby 4y agoThat joke is from 80s and Japan.
- tguvot 4y agoi am pretty sure that origin of this story is about Japanese semiconductor companies in 80s. I saw it numerous times over the years
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- delecti 4y agoWhen I heard the story a decade or two ago, it was Ford buying screws or bolts or something from a Japanese manufacturer.
- kapilkaisare 4y agoI heard this story some 20 years ago, only the manufacturers were Japanese. It's probably apocryphal.