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Why is it that all good calculator manufacturers also have a dark side? I have an RPN calculator made by HP. But they are the single worst thing that has happened to printer ink.

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RegalPotoo@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
Because if you are a microchip manufacturer in the 70s:

Calculators are a reasonably good revenue stream once you’ve developed a chip, but needs a ton of upfront investment

Defence contractors have essentially unlimited budgets from DoD, need chips, and are more than willing to pay for all the R&D to get what they need

The entire US tech and aerospace industries are built on what is effectively massive government subsidies in the form of weapons contracts
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