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Not at all.

Gallium Arsenide works fine. So does Indium Phosphide. etc.

Silicon was much simpler to start and then path dependence kicked in. So, we poured R&D money at silicon because it was "better" than everything else. Then, because we poured R&D money at silicon, it was "better" than everything else. Lather, rinse, repeat.

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