Avieshek to [email protected]English • 4 months agoPricing for key chipmaking material hits 13-year high following Chinese export restrictions — China's restrictions on Gallium exports hit hardwww.tomshardware.comexternal-linkmessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up1112
arrow-up1112external-linkPricing for key chipmaking material hits 13-year high following Chinese export restrictions — China's restrictions on Gallium exports hit hardwww.tomshardware.comAvieshek to [email protected]English • 4 months agomessage-square8fedilink
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish19•4 months agoYou’d think, but its easier to just charge an extra 20% and then blame China while pocketing the extra 3%. We wont start mining for rare earth metals until they simply refuse to sell to us.
minus-squareAvieshekOPlinkfedilinkEnglish4•4 months agoCheap labour followed by infrastructure if not (kinda corrupt system) government is also a thing.
You’d think, but its easier to just charge an extra 20% and then blame China while pocketing the extra 3%.
We wont start mining for rare earth metals until they simply refuse to sell to us.
Cheap labour followed by infrastructure if not (kinda corrupt system) government is also a thing.