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RAM-related price hikes are about to hit a bunch more devices.

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[โ€“] 9point6@lemmy.world 12 points 5 days ago (1 children)

The ram cartel produces exactly enough ram to keep prices stable, increased demand means the produced supply is not sufficient so prices rise

This is not a capacity issue, it's forced scarcity and collusion laid bare

[โ€“] RamRabbit@lemmy.world 10 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

OpenAI put in an order for 40% of RAM supply at two of the three companies that make RAM.

This is most certainly a supply/demand issue. See linked article for more details.