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Afarstar said:

Hopefully Prosser et al will feel the full weight of the law. Mark Gurman must be another leaker in Apple’s sights. 

Pretty sure Gurman is a strategic leak partner of Apple’s. 

While I am no fan of Joe Biden or his administration, he was wise to recognize that Trump did a good thing by getting TSMC to manufacture here. The Chips (and Science) Act was very helpful in increasing what TSMC wanted to do originally and see the work actually begin. Credit to both administrations on that front, and a very special mention of McCaul, Matsui, Cornyn, and Warner for coming up with it and introducing it in 2020. It may not be everything it should have been, but it was a good catalyst for better to come in the future.

That said, I doubt TSMC wants to ever have US manufacturing exactly on par with Taiwan, considering they want to maintain their value in the eyes of powerful allies as a buffer against Chinese invasion/hostilities/takeover, etc. They'd be glad to take the money though. 

Having TSMC in the USA is great. Would be even greater if the USA companies like Intel could figure out how to leap ahead and become something special again. But then again, they'd probably get full of themselves and start pricing fabs for companies like Apple into the stratosphere... But American companies like Intel were what was mainly on the minds of the creators of the Chips and Science act. What has Intel actually done with the money? Who knows. The expansions it provides for is supposed to create more jobs someday...

It IS possible for the USA to get competitive with other nation's manufacturing. But it takes the will to begin and see it through hard times. It's a tough ask, but like anything else, if there's a will, there's a way. I do believe cultural work ethic has a ways to go in America before we can catch up to other countries, let alone exceed them. 

Right now TSMC has the edge. How long will that last? It seemed Intel had the edge forever and a day, with some heel biting and occasional leapfrogging from AMD. But then TSMC came along and changed the game. Would be great to see them keep it up, but this kind of tech is a breakneck speed kind of thing. Sooner or later, TSMC may have to forgo national ideals in order to stay ahead. Hopefully Taiwan allies have the integrity to stand up for the country if/when china decides to get (even more) uppity. 

Always have been and always will be the biggest fan of Apple’s monochrome metal looks (silver, grey, etc). So I’ll probably be getting the natural titanium color in September since it’s finally time to retire the trusty iPhone 11 Pro Max. But the camera “bump” is getting quite strange. 

foregoneconclusion said:

Negotiators from Japan/South Korea have said that the Trump administration trade representative's can’t provide any details on what they’re looking for in a deal so I’m not sure that the EU is all that close to any “deals” that have permanence. 

If thats actually true, then let’s see how the EU like vague snd ambulatory goalposts. Not so fun when you’re on the other side, eh? 

Sounds good. Trade is the way to get the EU to stop hurting American companies.