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I know it'd be expensive, but I wonder if it'd be worth it to valve to start producing ram. They've certainly got the money to get it started, they are getting heavy into hardware that they can use it in, and they could sell it as well.
I don't know if there's a shortage of raw material or if no one wanted to invest in more manufacturing when AI could crash within a short time.
Chips. Where are they made? Right now its in Taiwan. Wafers for these chips are the most expensive part and that requires special factories and incredibly expensive engineers.
Valve cant just make chipa, they have to make it in quantities to satisfy demand while justifying upstart costs.
Yeah, you have to make much more than you need and sell the excess to keep per unit costs down. At that point you're a chip manufacturer. I'm not sure even valve could afford the startup costs involved.