Why would these companies care? Others will buy them
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I love how Trump has exactly one note to play and he just wails on it at every opportunity
And it's not something new. They're recordings of him from the 80's saying that the US got full of Japanese cars because of the lack of tariffs
Yeah, why would the ruling class expend more resources to make better products when they can just game the system so that they always win?
That’s not true, often be threatened to invade places. Two notes.
But he just learned “whole milk” is spelled with a W, so he is learning new things.
Yup. I expect nothing less from a silver spoon moron that daddy bribed officials for his "prestigious" BS in economics.
Yes please.
Signed Europe.
Especially since the data centers gobbling up RAM are mostly in the US
Tariff US processing. 300%. You have to logon with national ID and pay €20 up front to use ChatGPT.
Not my problem
Dammit. And here I thought I was talking to an EU premiere.
Doit doit doit
I really don’t see the issue -tariffs on U.S. imports just mean fewer chips sold in the U.S. and more available for the rest of the world, right?
It's an issue for people in the US but at this point I am ok with it
If it helps build additional manufacturing capacity, it'd be a win for everyone in the long run. Obviously they won't get it right though.
Does that help people elsewhere specifically or are you just happy to see us have issues atp
Yes
Yeah definitely
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If you do want to have a positive side to it, I guess it helps people learn that their choices and/or lack of action has consequences 👍
People don't learn that from consequences. Is this your first time being human? They have to be taught that lesson the hard way, by having it explained to them until they internalize it. It can take decades.
In that case, I am happy for the people in the USA - they are in this process right now 👍
There nothing available to the rest of the world because AI companies have bought the supply and they're not going to not buy it just because of the tariffs.
Now onto the cheering of lowering prices.
I honestly think it wont, especially in the long run.
If they move production onto US soil with the threat of tariffis and not with incentives like the CHIPS act, the prices will go up greatly, not just for the US but for everyone.
Take a look at TSMC and their current investments in the US. This investment is going to alter the global supply chain with these plants expected to provide around 30% of the global supply. And even now with the first plant, the company announced that the ROI is of course less than because it costs more to build here from materials, regulations, and staffing, which they've been moaning that they have a lack of qualified people in Arizona, go figure.
TSMC has already announced that they plan to raise prices by 10% in the 2026 year and expanding in the US so do you think that this raising in prices is just due to AI or do you think they're also making up for US production costs too? I tend to think it's a reaction to both since they did officially say it was a price raise to "expansion costs", that's with the billions in incentives, and what do you think will happen if the a company like SK Hynix, which is planning on expanding fabs, move it to the US for all global supply, will do to prices of RAM?
My two cents.
Good. Send less RAM to that shit hole and send more to the rest of us.
Isn't companies like NVIDIA in USA one of the reasons for the RAM shortage? If he kills demand and pops the bubble, it will be hilariou-
WE NEED TO SHORT, NOW!
US needs DRAM more than DRAM manufacturers need the US market. Plus, no way Trump’s AI buddies who is buying up the DRAM supply will agree to pay the tariffs.
"Make us more chips or we'll make it so you don't send us any!" American Imperialism at it's finest, those chuckleheads.
This is... ridiculously stupid. These companies will "commit to" increased US production of DRAM by paying an intern to spend the next 2-ish years "researching potential sites" for their new factory, and once the idiot is out of office they'll drop the pretense.
These companies will "commit to" increased US production of DRAM by paying an intern to spend the next 2-ish years "researching potential sites"
You’re wrong, don’t be ridiculous. Why would these companies pay an intern?
no, it'll be a mid-tier exec using it as a boondoggle to bang some hookers across the country on the company dime
God I love watching the bully shoot itself in the face
Did they just close the american user market for computers ? Hey you know what there is no tariffs to these companies if they sell it to Canadians and Europeans customers instead !
that will actually lower prices in other countries. good news!
Americans right now
You aren't meant to own things and we will take them away.
- Overlords
I'm not going to be buying so it isn't going to hurt me further for this to happen. I'm much more worried about the federal proud boi's and their licence to kidnap and murder.
America's Age of Ignorance continues unabated.