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Uncle Sam shouldn't own Intel stock

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335 points aspenmayer | 1 comments | 24 Aug 25 21:40 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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recursivedoubts ◴[24 Aug 25 22:52 UTC] No.45008524[source]▶
this is the logical conclusion of outsourcing: we kept giving away the low end electronics and now we can't compete on the high end w/o government subsidy

the supply chain moved to asia and the just so stories about ricardian free trade + an inflated stock market made everyone believe, while the ultra-rich got ultra-ultra-rich

and now we sit down to our banquet of consequences

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x0x0 ◴[24 Aug 25 23:43 UTC] No.45008827[source]▶
From my pov, it looks more like intel shit the bed repeatedly.

Missed on: mobile, custom chips in the data center, graphics cards, ai, and building out fab services they can sell.

Meanwhile, they took at least 5 years off of making their chips faster, and we're treated to the absurdity that the m-series chips are as performant in single core as anything Intel can build on a power budget 1/10th of Intel's.

I'm not sure what that has to do with outsourcing? It looks more like a comprehensive lack of execution.

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1. kevin_thibedeau ◴[25 Aug 25 03:09 UTC] No.45009832[source]▶
Intel was (is?) the largest sponsor of EE H-1Bs. Most such people coming from two countries where it's practically impossible to win the green card lottery. The upshot of that is a massive brain drain when these people have to leave.