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Re:OpenAI to confidentially file for IPO as soon as Friday by utopiah on Thursday May 21, 2026 @09:22AM (#48222209)
> free market concept should move the prices down

Kind of a radical idea. I did read about that in economy books way back when at uni... but I don't think it's really happening actual. At least my walled doesn't seem to get it.

PS: it's a joke, free market works when there is competition. VCs are making damn sure it's just enough monopolies that they get wealthier while consumers themselves get milked. Without antitrust actually being enforced, there is no free market.

Re:OpenAI to confidentially file for IPO as soon as Friday by skybrian on Thursday May 21, 2026 @10:25AM (#48223182)
Re:OpenAI to confidentially file for IPO as soon as Friday by zozbot234 on Thursday May 21, 2026 @10:57AM (#48223841)
That was then and this is now. RAM and storage prices are through the roof, effectively erasing the price drops of the latest 15 years or so.
Re:OpenAI to confidentially file for IPO as soon as Friday by skybrian on Thursday May 21, 2026 @12:56PM (#48225808)
Seems like a Macbook Neo would be far better than a computer at any price from 15 years ago? What would it have taken to build an equivalent computer?