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Re:Memory prices climb 500% in 12 months, up to 10x the lowe... by solarengineer on Tuesday August 18, 2026 @01:25PM (#49349167)
"that the limited supply goes to the buyer who need it the most" - I would say that the limited supply goes to the buyer who can afford to pay higher than others. Someone may need the memory more, but may not have the deeper pockets to pay for it like NVidia and Apple might.
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Re:Memory prices climb 500% in 12 months, up to 10x the lowe... by lasthemy on Tuesday August 18, 2026 @02:44PM (#49350578)
I would have framed it as "buyer who can get the most leverage from it", which equates to being able to spend more. It's an economic argument, not a values argument.
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Re:Memory prices climb 500% in 12 months, up to 10x the lowe... by bji9jhff on Tuesday August 18, 2026 @04:48PM (#49352483)
You suppose what you'll do with the ram has an incidence on your capacity to buy it which is only true if you are part of those able to get financing.
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Re:Memory prices climb 500% in 12 months, up to 10x the lowe... by dist-epoch on Tuesday August 18, 2026 @01:46PM (#49349539)
Gamers may need the memory more, but AI labs can use the memory more productively
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Re:Memory prices climb 500% in 12 months, up to 10x the lowe... by t-writescode on Tuesday August 18, 2026 @01:48PM (#49349571)
Profitably-for-the-fabs*
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