▲ 431 ▼ RAM prices expected to rise another 40-50% in Q3 2026 (www.techspot.com) submitted 4 months ago by cantankerous_cashew@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world 75 comments fedilink hide all child comments 🤬 2
[+] garbage_world@lemmy.world -1 points 4 months ago (7 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 7 child comments replies: [–] als@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 4 months ago (6 children) The problem lies in 3 companies owning a monopoly on dram production and all conspiring together to make things shit for everyone who isn't them permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [+] GoatSynagogue@lemmy.world -2 points 4 months ago (4 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] als@lemmy.blahaj.zone 0 points 4 months ago If they're running a price-fixing scheme they sure can permalink fedilink source parent [–] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 0 points 4 months ago (2 children) They very much can when they've been proven to collude to keep prices up. If any one of them started making more RAM, they'd make a lot more profit than the other two. If all 3 did, they'd all still make a bunch of profit, but not as much as right now. They have an agreement that nobody ramps up RAM production so everyone gets to keep super high margins. In the past they've literally agreed upon a target price to keep... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] GoatSynagogue@lemmy.world 1 point 4 months ago (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 1 point 4 months ago They've done it in the past, it was investigated, they got fined, look it up. Same people leading the same companies, why would they not do it again? Pay a fine of a few hundred mill again to make billions? No-brainer. permalink fedilink source parent load more comments (1 reply)
[–] als@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 4 months ago (6 children) The problem lies in 3 companies owning a monopoly on dram production and all conspiring together to make things shit for everyone who isn't them permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [+] GoatSynagogue@lemmy.world -2 points 4 months ago (4 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] als@lemmy.blahaj.zone 0 points 4 months ago If they're running a price-fixing scheme they sure can permalink fedilink source parent [–] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 0 points 4 months ago (2 children) They very much can when they've been proven to collude to keep prices up. If any one of them started making more RAM, they'd make a lot more profit than the other two. If all 3 did, they'd all still make a bunch of profit, but not as much as right now. They have an agreement that nobody ramps up RAM production so everyone gets to keep super high margins. In the past they've literally agreed upon a target price to keep... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] GoatSynagogue@lemmy.world 1 point 4 months ago (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 1 point 4 months ago They've done it in the past, it was investigated, they got fined, look it up. Same people leading the same companies, why would they not do it again? Pay a fine of a few hundred mill again to make billions? No-brainer. permalink fedilink source parent load more comments (1 reply)
[+] GoatSynagogue@lemmy.world -2 points 4 months ago (4 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] als@lemmy.blahaj.zone 0 points 4 months ago If they're running a price-fixing scheme they sure can permalink fedilink source parent [–] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 0 points 4 months ago (2 children) They very much can when they've been proven to collude to keep prices up. If any one of them started making more RAM, they'd make a lot more profit than the other two. If all 3 did, they'd all still make a bunch of profit, but not as much as right now. They have an agreement that nobody ramps up RAM production so everyone gets to keep super high margins. In the past they've literally agreed upon a target price to keep... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] GoatSynagogue@lemmy.world 1 point 4 months ago (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 1 point 4 months ago They've done it in the past, it was investigated, they got fined, look it up. Same people leading the same companies, why would they not do it again? Pay a fine of a few hundred mill again to make billions? No-brainer. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] als@lemmy.blahaj.zone 0 points 4 months ago If they're running a price-fixing scheme they sure can permalink fedilink source parent
[–] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 0 points 4 months ago (2 children) They very much can when they've been proven to collude to keep prices up. If any one of them started making more RAM, they'd make a lot more profit than the other two. If all 3 did, they'd all still make a bunch of profit, but not as much as right now. They have an agreement that nobody ramps up RAM production so everyone gets to keep super high margins. In the past they've literally agreed upon a target price to keep... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] GoatSynagogue@lemmy.world 1 point 4 months ago (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 1 point 4 months ago They've done it in the past, it was investigated, they got fined, look it up. Same people leading the same companies, why would they not do it again? Pay a fine of a few hundred mill again to make billions? No-brainer. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] GoatSynagogue@lemmy.world 1 point 4 months ago (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 1 point 4 months ago They've done it in the past, it was investigated, they got fined, look it up. Same people leading the same companies, why would they not do it again? Pay a fine of a few hundred mill again to make billions? No-brainer. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 1 point 4 months ago They've done it in the past, it was investigated, they got fined, look it up. Same people leading the same companies, why would they not do it again? Pay a fine of a few hundred mill again to make billions? No-brainer. permalink fedilink source parent