Avieshek to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 4 months agoPricing for key chipmaking material hits 13-year high following Chinese export restrictions — China's restrictions on Gallium exports hit hardwww.tomshardware.comexternal-linkmessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up1111arrow-down11file-textcross-posted to: hardware@lemmy.world
arrow-up1110arrow-down1external-linkPricing for key chipmaking material hits 13-year high following Chinese export restrictions — China's restrictions on Gallium exports hit hardwww.tomshardware.comAvieshek to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 4 months agomessage-square8fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: hardware@lemmy.world
minus-square@Godort@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglish18•4 months agoYou’d think, but its easier to just charge an extra 20% and then blame China while pocketing the extra 3%. We wont start mining for rare earth metals until they simply refuse to sell to us.
minus-squareAvieshekOPlinkfedilinkEnglish3•4 months agoCheap labour followed by infrastructure if not (kinda corrupt system) government is also a thing.
You’d think, but its easier to just charge an extra 20% and then blame China while pocketing the extra 3%.
We wont start mining for rare earth metals until they simply refuse to sell to us.
Cheap labour followed by infrastructure if not (kinda corrupt system) government is also a thing.