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Re:Apple increases MacBook and iPad prices by 20% by whatever1 on Thursday June 25, 2026 @12:07PM (#48675477)
I did not suggest to burn it. They could have bought years ago a ram fab and ensure their supply will not dry up.

Now their sales will go down as a result of the failed planning. But more importantly lost once in a lifetime opportunity to corner the entire personal computer market

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Re:Apple increases MacBook and iPad prices by 20% by SoftTalker on Thursday June 25, 2026 @01:03PM (#48676303)
They could have, yes. But that's not really in their DNA and mostly an observation with the benefit of hindsight. Apple aren't a hardware manufacturer. Designer, yes. But the making has always been outsourced AFAIK.
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Re:Apple increases MacBook and iPad prices by 20% by whatever1 on Thursday June 25, 2026 @01:11PM (#48676410)
Apple is not new in the game of booking the entire capacity of a fab.
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