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Re:Memory prices climb 500% in 12 months, up to 10x the lowe... by officeplant on Tuesday August 18, 2026 @04:24PM (#49352166)
>In the past they have not.

Well guess what :) They've done it before, they will do it again.

"To date, five manufacturers have pleaded guilty to their involvement in an international price-fixing conspiracy between July 1, 1998, and June 15, 2002, including Hynix, Infineon, Micron Technology, Samsung, and Elpida.[1]"

[1]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DRAM_industry_price_fixing

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Re:Memory prices climb 500% in 12 months, up to 10x the lowe... by throw10920 on Wednesday August 19, 2026 @11:22PM (#49370024)
That was 24 years ago. Half the people commenting on this board aren't even that old. How many of the shareholders on the boards or executives at the helms of those companies do you think are still there?
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