Holy shit, is he fucking stupid? Or is he simply bought by China now? Because he has been softer on China rhetoric recently.
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What the fuck is he doing
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This is crazy. It is going to massively increase the cost of most leading edge computing devices (in the US). Seems like Apple in particular will be hit hard; are Americans going to go shopping in Canada to try and get massive discounts on computing electronics?
I wouldn't be surprised is there is a downstream price effect in other countries as well (some measure of price increases to align with US dynamics).
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“They already have billions of dollars. […] They did not need money. They needed an incentive. And the incentive is going to be they [do not want to] pay a 25%, 50% or even a 100% tax."
What does he think taxes are. An administrative burden to doge?
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Putin handed Trump the manual for destroying america from within, while whispering in his ear, "this is the genious handbook for leadership".
Apple about to become a budget brand due to oversupply everywhere elsewhere.
And this is why I bought one of those new M4 MacBook Pros ASAP shortly after Trump was elected.
This so highlights the difference between good policy and bad policy. The previous administration worked towards improving America's access to chips by setting policies that encourage chip manufacturing. This new administration isnt taking steps to make more chips here, but trying to make it harder to get chips from other places.
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Can I just...hop to another reality...one where there's less fascism...perhaps where all people are just shrimp instead...oh wait... never mind.
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