tobian

GeorgeBMac said:

dewme said:

The music has stopped and Intel is left standing without a chair. Now they want to sit on Apple's lap.

Seriously though, I do agree with the sentiment that the US chip making sector needs to make sure it doesn't find itself as a whole lacking a chair when it comes to owning foundry capabilities. Some of the closer to pure capitalistic decisions that have made in the name of maximizing ROI and ratios like IRR may leave us without the skills and competencies to be as self sufficient as we need to be, especially if we're not the only big fish in the pond.

Ultimately it comes down to simple free market capitalism:  Can we do it "Better, faster, cheaper and more reliably" than anybody else?

If the answer is "yes" then we win.

If the answer is "no" then they win.

This is not rocket science.

Meanwhile China powers on intent on breaking free of western hegemony.   From CNBC:

• Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC), China’s largest and most important chipmaker, is building a new factory in Shenzhen that will cost $2.35 billion.
• The company and the government of the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen will jointly put capital into the project.
• SMIC is key to China’s plans to boost self-sufficiency in the semiconductor industry amid tensions with the U.S.

So, who would you bet on:  Intel or the combined forces of China and SMIC?

Or, to take a different approach:   What is our government doing to support industries like chip manufacturing in the U.S.?

So far all we've done is:
--  Rely on private, free market capitalism.   But that didn't work

--  Rely on protectionism.  That didn't work either

--  Rely on triggering a cold war with our largest trading partner.   It looks like that is blowing up in our faces.

Maybe we should focus on giving all we got to be the best that we can be.

If that's better than any other country then we win.  
...  All we have to do is do it better, faster, cheaper and more reliably than anybody else.

....... This is not rocket science.
..............Unless you don't believe that we can do it.

StrangeDays said:

tobian said:

flydog said:

tobian said:

I believe that no see-thru designs, like the one depicted, won’t success as everyday outdoor wearable gear. I can’t imagine being talking with somebody with eyes hidden, pointing cameras on me.

The device depicted is a video see thru design. Read the article. 

I know it’s video see-thru. You didn’t understand my post.. I simply want an eye contact and no full video recording capability. I would be asking users in front of me to put it down immediately.

There is no way on earth you can expect Apple will sell goggles like that intended for street use. Seriously. 0% chance. If you’re worried about it you don’t know Apple very well. 

flydog said:

tobian said:

I believe that no see-thru designs, like the one depicted, won’t success as everyday outdoor wearable gear. I can’t imagine being talking with somebody with eyes hidden, pointing cameras on me.

The device depicted is a video see thru design. Read the article. 

Beats said:

AWESOME NEWS!!

I told iKnockoff morons years ago to expect companies to shut down Apple knockoff arms.

Also, why would anyone buy that arm? It’s legal to just make your own knockoff iPhones. Even KFC (yes, that one) has a knockoff iPhone.

I predict Sony to be next to shut down their knockoff iPhone arm. (If they already haven’t)