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Technology Stocks : Qualcomm Moderated Thread - please read rules before posting -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Elroy who wrote (195289)	8/20/2025 12:34:58 PM
From: Art Bechhoefer	3 Recommendations Recommended By manning18 pheilman_ sbfm Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 197015

Why would a government want to buy 10% of what is generally considered inferior chip making technology? Why would a government even want an interest in company management that has been shown as second rate (or worse)? Beats me. The chip technology leader by a wide margin is TSMC. For TSMC to maintain that role might require helping maintain the independence of Taiwan. The US is in a better position to do that than to maintain the financial viability of a second rate chip designer and manufacturer. Art