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Of course, Hitachi actually had a semiconductor design and manufacturing subsidiary, and their H8 microcontrollers and SuperH CPUs were quite popular at one point. I think they've sold all that off now though.

Well, the chips dont make the money, the software makes the money. Its kind of like why car manufacturers made more money than the car parts suppliers...

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