[kwlug-disc] What happened to all the video cards?

[Khalid Baheyeldin]

On Thu, Mar 25, 2021 at 1:26 PM William Park via kwlug-disc <
kwlug-disc at kwlug.org> wrote:

> On 3/24/21 12:25 PM, Khalid Baheyeldin wrote:
> > There are also chip shortages caused by the shift in buying patterns
> > during the pandemic (auto manufacturers thought that people will not buy
> > as much cards, and asked production to be reduced, and now they can't
> > finish putting together cars because of that).
>
> I don't believe it.  What buying pattern?  I bought significantly less
> tech stuffs.  It's just tactics to raise the prices and make up for COVID.
>

Don't think tech as in gadgets. Think tech as it is embedded in various
devices.

TVs and game consoles for example, would expect more sales during a pandemic
where people are at home most of the time.

Cars manufacturers on the other hand expected less sales, since people were
expected to travel less, and ordered less chips for the cars.

Many articles about it.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2021-03-03/chip-shortage-2021-it-s-time-to-start-worrying-about-a-glut
-- 
Khalid M. Baheyeldin
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