On: ASML says it sold 'absolutely nothing' in Europe in 2026

[petcat]

Pride has nothing to do with it. It's about being able to get the chips at all when an adversary controls the supply.

[Grimburger → petcat]

Will you buy a computer chip with the same specs that costs 70% more? Please be honest with us all.

You'll do that because of national adversity?

[sampullman → Grimburger]

70% extra on top of a trillion or two in investment is a relatively small price to pay when faced with the possibility of that being your only option at some point in the future.

[jimmydorry → Grimburger]

People are spending more than 70% more on memory because that's all that is available. Everything seems to indicate that people will pay a lot more.