• Tixo@lemmy.zip
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      1 day ago

      Because they are in cahoots with the top 3 manufacturera to raise prises insanely. The moment a new player steps on to the market they can offer half the price and still have over 500% increased price.

      • Pycorax@sh.itjust.works
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        23 hours ago

        What’s stopping them from doing the dame with these new players? I don’t know anything about the memory market but that feels far more likely to happen to me than anything good for consumers.

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          21 hours ago

          that would drive up the price of ram in China too, which would likely make the CCP quite cross with them. Electronics are a huge export and the Chinese government has to worry about entire cities going offline or having to pivot their entire industrial sectors if the shortage lasts too long.