30 years ago, one of our computer resellers ws owned by 3 VP's who left INTELto start their own company.
AT THE TIME a manufcturer paid one price (less than a dollar for video & audio chips IF THEY ERE BEING SOLDERED TO A MOTHERBOARD & 3 times a s much if you were manufacturing add on cards.
they did MILLIONS by misrepresenting what they did to intel. (until years later they were caught & served with a "cease & desist"
you can only imagine what sign-in-china is doing
I AM JEALOUS (good for them!)