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Re:TSMC – the world's most important company. And everyone w... by raincole on Friday August 18, 2023 @11:46PM (#37185302)
The most surprising thing was that during the late 90s, the government sold the absolute majority of its share. They really didn't think it was (going to be) an excellent cooperation.
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Re:TSMC – the world's most important company. And everyone w... by bloodyplonker22 on Saturday August 19, 2023 @01:00AM (#37185670)
Come on. They were typical politicians that never really understood technology. That does not seem surprising in the least bit.
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Re:TSMC – the world's most important company. And everyone w... by flangola7 on Saturday August 19, 2023 @06:52AM (#37187443)
Typical? In what sense?
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Re:TSMC – the world's most important company. And everyone w... by thinking001001 on Saturday August 19, 2023 @05:00PM (#37193139)
Good point! Taiwan is a political anomaly, an accidental offshoot that came about as a result of the rise of the CCP in China (people moved to Taiwan for refuge), and Taiwan has become enormously successful in an organic, unplanned way.
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Re:TSMC – the world's most important company. And everyone w... by memefrog on Saturday August 19, 2023 @03:48AM (#37186511)
It's easy to point this out in hindsight. Doesn't really surprise me.
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Re:TSMC – the world's most important company. And everyone w... by consumer451 on Saturday August 19, 2023 @05:10AM (#37186946)
I wonder if maybe the ROC government saw that TSMC was doing well and no longer needed the stability that government ownership provided?
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