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  • Samsung prepares to raise chip production prices by up to 20%

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    Xed said:
    The pandemic has ushered in an orgy of price gouging from corporations. Profit margins in general are well above what you would expect if they were simply passing along increased costs to consumers.
    This is happening because US government since Trump has suppressed competition from China. The notable example is the killing of Huawei.
    Since Trump? Trump was POTUS back in 2012? That’s news to me.

    Trump signed an executive order in 2019, but he didn’t need to since there was already a bipartisan bill in the senate for this ongoing concern that was going to pass. He simply did what was going to happen because it played well to his jingoistic agenda. As noted  by your post, you give him credit and erase 7 years, and the entire senate, and everyone else involved. You are clearly some of the people that can be fooled all of the time.

    Your timeline should move back to 2018 when Trump launched the trade war against China. He charged $500B/year tariffs on Chinese goods. He claimed all the cost are absorbed by Chinese manufacturers. Biden said he is proud that US government deficit did not increase in his first year. He forgot the extra $500B is added to the federal income. Over the last several years the economic system has figured out how to add this $500B/year back to the prices. 
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  • Samsung prepares to raise chip production prices by up to 20%

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    foregoneconclusion said:
    The pandemic has ushered in an orgy of price gouging from corporations. Profit margins in general are well above what you would expect if they were simply passing along increased costs to consumers.
    This is happening because US government since Trump has suppressed competition from China. The notable example is the killing of Huawei.
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  • Samsung prepares to raise chip production prices by up to 20%

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    9secondkox2 said:
    Ridiculous. 

    The sooner companies leave China in the dust, the better. 
    LOL Samsung is a South Korean company. Where do you live? Mars? 
    williamlondondanoxJinTech9secondkox2charlesatlas

  • BMW temporarily ships cars without Apple CarPlay

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    sandor said:
    rob53 said:
    What? It’s software related so why does the hardware have anything to do with it? If they can update the software later to make AirPlay work they can do it now. 
    100%

    Why is the article mentioning a chip shortage when the solution BMW is proffering is an over-the-air software update "at some point in the future"?!?

    BMW has an awful track record with 3rd party support & i am sure the only reason these vehicles are not shipping with it enabled is because BMW chose not to do it.
    What it said is "The chips used by BMW for its infotainment system aren't fully compatible with Apple's CarPlay and Android Auto at the moment". So BMW used chip from a different company like Apple switching from Intel CPUs to Apple Silicon. And BMW software developer is not able to rewrite OS on time. 
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  • If you want a custom Mac Studio or MacBook Pro, expect to wait up to three months

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    seanj said:
    davgreg said:
    The lockdowns in China are creating problems in many areas beyond computer chips or the assembly of devices.

    I work in Radiology and the most widely used contrast agent in CT scans and many other applications to include the Operating Room is in very short supply. This is a very serious issue as CT imaging is a critical and often difficult to replace test. There are many people who cannot have an MRI and there are many times when an Ultrasound or MRI will not be able to replace the CT exam. Non contrast CT imaging is significantly less detailed.

    I am quite sure there are many other examples. And FYI, that contrast agent was invented in the US and production was moved to China years ago. Grrr…
    The shortsighted cost-cutting practices of off-shoring manufacturing and the JIT stock control has been a disaster waiting to happen, and the pandemic was the ideal nudge to trigger this all off.
    Shortsighted? Apple becomes a one trillion dollar then a two trillion dollar company because manufacturing in China. Without China, Apple won't be able to make so many iPhones at a competitive cost. 
    williamlondon