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Re:TSMC sees chip shortage lasting into 2022 by cbozeman on Thursday April 15, 2021 @08:00PM (#26827670)
> I can see those chips available in their thousands on aliexpress and similar sites for 10x the price. I also read on forums that Chinese entrepreneurs buy all the chips and stockpile them. Is this some new kind of war?

No, this is just good old-fashioned capitalism.

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Re:TSMC sees chip shortage lasting into 2022 by deevolution on Tuesday April 20, 2021 @11:50PM (#26885235)
What's the alternative? only people deemed "essential" are allocated a GPU? how are you going to enforce that? by invading China and seizing the means of production?
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