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Re:Memory prices climb 500% in 12 months, up to 10x the lowe... by whattheheckheck on Tuesday August 18, 2026 @06:42PM (#49353852)
Demand and manufacturers not increasing capacity.

Eventually someone will manufacture more to undercut

Re:Memory prices climb 500% in 12 months, up to 10x the lowe... by colechristensen on Tuesday August 18, 2026 @06:48PM (#49353903)
The problem is the scaling cycles for demand and supply are at different timescales. It takes a lot longer to build capacity than these bubbles take to form and pop and there is a SIGNIFICANT history of silicon manufactures scaling during a bubble then going bankrupt because their increased capacity never had the chance to make them any money.