• ferrule@sh.itjust.works
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    9 months ago

    you know when the bubble pops and they no longer have AI companies buying RAM they will switch back to consumers and keep the high prices.

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      9 months ago

      if they’re still around when the financial shell game they’re playing finally comes to a stop. who am i kidding the government will bail them out.

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      9 months ago

      Keeping prices above what people are willing to buy for, while the majority of their business goes bust, is not a recipe to stay in business.

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        9 months ago

        But consumers are stupid. when they start selling ram again at a high price we should all boycot buying computers. instead a lot of people will just accept the new price. we saw it after the pandemic, people just accepting prices instead of holding fast and forcing prices down.

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          9 months ago

          You’re saying this as a comment on an article about how drastically sales have already dropped due to the price increases… people are already doing that.

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            9 months ago

            I am talking about when the price is no longer based supply. When we see their market bottom out on AI one would expect to see the price drop. But looking at recent history these massive companies keep the price high because consumers see it as the new normal.

            Consumers will find a way to eventually afford this price bump when its not food, shelter or medical care. It just takes a little longer when it is not a necessity.