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Re:Memory prices climb 500% in 12 months, up to 10x the lowe... by afavour on Tuesday August 18, 2026 @02:46PM (#49350623)
> I don't understand the distinction you are making.

It's pretty simple. In a correctly regulated market the sellers are in competition with each other so there is a limit to how much they can increase prices, since they'll just lose business to their competitor.

In a poorly regulated market that allows competitors to collude with each other to raise prices by the same amount, they'll inflate prices much further.

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Re:Memory prices climb 500% in 12 months, up to 10x the lowe... by srmatto on Tuesday August 18, 2026 @05:11PM (#49352774)
Real history here on this subject is the LCD panel price fixing scheme: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TFT-LCD_(Flat_Panel)_Antitrust...
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