And everywhere a fire truck uses foam!

If AMD and Nvidia and Intel and Samsung and SK Hynix and Micron all agree to reduce prices against market demands then that would be collusion. And you'd get even more absurd levels of scalping.

The alternative to complaining to the AI buyers is to complain to your elected representative so as to fix the prices and override market dynamics.

You need to be saying that to those doing the buying. The prices are demanded to be that high by those buying so much product and running the supplies empty.

Exactly. Private industry doesn't plan for war unless they're regulated to do so.

That would be insane. But yeah, I'd fully expect Trump to continue being the biggest idiot this planet has ever seen.

The Win11 lies were hardly M$'s first. They've been at it since the 1970's.

Under water is possible too.

Old mines is a good one though. Iran just dug fresh tunnels for their defences I think. And it has worked really well for them. As long as they've still got the machinery to dig out and repair the openings after each round of bombing, they're ready for more.

It's known as bully tactics. The original form of cancelling.

Bring on Fusion. Fission had it day.

More excellent info. You're so great.

So 4 billion years have accumulated through the mantle ... lots to go round then.

Even more informative. You're so great.

Great hyperlink, very helpful.

Everyone complains about M$ making changes to M$ Office every few years but they swallow it in short order and the complaints vanish almost as quickly as they started.

Why is that? The only answer I know is because management, from the top down, say there is no choice. You're marked if you say anything openly at all.

Yet it gets done anyway.