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    Digits to Dollars

    digitstodollars.com · Personal blog · on HN since 2013

    Digits to Dollars analyzes the semiconductor and tech industries from a business and investment angle, covering Intel, Apple, Android, and chip design.

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    What HN says

    HN links it for industry analysis, for example a commenter citing it to explain Broadcom's private-equity-style ownership and its strategy of squeezing the business.

    Stats for nerds
    29HN people shared it
    47linked in comments
    317story points
    Jan 2025last shared

    Top posts on HN

    1. 1
      ”No one at Google is Returning Our Calls”
      1 person · 156 points · first shared 2013 · 90 comments on HN
    2. 2
      Let's Build a Chip with Math
      1 person · 51 points · first shared 2021 · 11 comments on HN
    3. 3
      Don’t Talk to VCs – A Reply to Paul Graham
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      1 person · 7 points · first shared 2025 · 1 comments on HN
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      ARM vs Qualcomm – Fud Edition
      1 person · 4 points · first shared 2022 · Discussion on HN
    8. 8
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      2 people · 3 points · first shared 2023 · Discussion on HN
    9. 9
      How to Save Android
      2 people · 3 points · first shared 2023 · Discussion on HN
    10. 10
      The Changing Face of Compute
      2 people · 3 points · first shared 2022 · Discussion on HN

    What HN people wrote when they linked it

    • azurelakeJan 2025

      You have to understand that Broadcom isn't actually Broadcom the chipmaker. It's a private equity firm that used be named Avago Technologies before it bought Broadcom. So squeezing until there's nothing left is the plan.

      https://digitstodollars.com/2022/06/15/what-has-broadcom-become/

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