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1. cuttot+I4[view] [source] 2025-08-22 21:31:13
>>giveme+(OP)
Genuine question-

How does Govt picking winners and losers going to help?

Intel is no Too big to fail Bank. Why save Intel of all chip manufacturers? Wouldnt it be like 25 years too late, with Intel and its heydays !?

Would Govt now ensure parity by investing in "marquee" entities across different industrial domains?

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2. j4hduf+Z5[view] [source] 2025-08-22 21:38:34
>>cuttot+I4
Yeah why not fund a new foundry startup?
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3. wmf+a6[view] [source] 2025-08-22 21:39:46
>>j4hduf+Z5
That's extremely risky, like 100 to 1.
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4. j4hduf+u8[view] [source] 2025-08-22 21:52:23
>>wmf+a6
Sure tough business but, risky compared to what? Intel?
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5. eYrKEC+z9[view] [source] 2025-08-22 21:59:15
>>j4hduf+u8
Yeah. Risky compared to Intel. Intel manufactures chips _right now_. They have lost their process edge, but if I have to put chips into a drone tomorrow, I'm betting on Intel rather than any bag of scrappy kids. The risk that they _can't_ produce chips is the same risk as that of Hillsboro Oregon getting carpet bombed -- which is of course not 0%.
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