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Re:Memory prices climb 500% in 12 months, up to 10x the lowe... by doubled112 on Tuesday August 18, 2026 @03:53PM (#49351686)
Really depends how you're defining "need".

Will you die without it?

Will your life as you know it end if your next phone has 8GB instead of 12GB?

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Re:Memory prices climb 500% in 12 months, up to 10x the lowe... by cgriswald on Tuesday August 18, 2026 @10:54PM (#49356068)
Those questions can’t get to the root of how the GGP is using the word for two reasons: 1. Companies, not being alive, can’t possibly need in this sense without analogy. 2. The poster included electricity as something everybody needs but there are people surviving without it.
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