Subj : Re: Bye Bye iPod
To   : Ennev
From : Moondog
Date : Thu May 12 2022 14:25:00

  Re: Re: Bye Bye iPod
  By: Ennev to Moondog on Thu May 12 2022 07:56 am

 >  > On that note, imagine if there was a limited conflict with China, and
 >  > electronics from the Pacific Rim nations were cut off from being shipped
 >  > outside of their navy's control. How many companies int he US or Canada o
 >  > even Europe have the ability to make electronic component, pcb
 >  > manufacturing, and pick and place assembly technology.  How about basic
 >  > materials for making batteries and led's for lasers and flashlights?
 > 
 > 
 > Maybe it would take some time but some capacity could be regained. The US st
 > produces the "top of the line" CPU. Research is made in North America. Thy w
 > the embargo on chips to china did hurt companies like Huawei and Xiaomi. For
 > time a lot of Power PC chips were produced here (for me) around Montreal.
 > Usually, the prototyping is still made in America and mass production is
 > outsourced elsewhere. Maybe that will change with current world dynamics. Bu
 > won't be done overnight.
 > 
 > But yes, globalism got kicked in the nuts.
 > 
There's no doubt we'd recover eventually.   Will it happen fast enough to
endure a long campaign?  Will our economy survive or give way to a positive
change that helps win a war?  A strong supply chain prevents soldiers from
leaving equipment behind that could be otherwsie salvaged and reutrned to serv
ice.

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