u/llenn151

I have been thinking the tech transition would have been gradual and would have needed microchip wafers, and since ASML has a near monopoly on producing the machines required to build them, it would stand to reason that ASML survived independently so long as they stayed ahead of the technological curve all though yes the black flood might have slowed them down I doubt the dutch goverment would let such a powerfull ally be lost,

What are your thoughts?