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Data centers will consume 70 percent of memory chips made in 2026 - supply shortfall will cause the chip shortage to spread to other segments | Tom's Hardware (www.tomshardware.com)

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[–] boaratio@lemmy.world 57 points 9 months ago (3 children)

It's not a shortage, it's billionaires hoarding the existing supply.

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[–] Virtvirt588@lemmy.world 12 points 9 months ago (1 child)

So essentially scalpers.

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[–] boaratio@lemmy.world 4 points 9 months ago

Yup.

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[–] 0x0@lemmy.zip 2 points 9 months ago

No, it's big companies selling to the highest bidder instead of keeping all their customer tiers.

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