sanitation@lemmy.today to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agoBombshell lawsuit alleges that RAM manufacturers are colluding to drive up prices. Three companies that account for 90% of RAM revenue are being sued for anti-competitive practices. Samsung, SK Hynix…www.polygon.comexternal-linkmessage-square34fedilinkarrow-up1404arrow-down14
arrow-up1400arrow-down1external-linkBombshell lawsuit alleges that RAM manufacturers are colluding to drive up prices. Three companies that account for 90% of RAM revenue are being sued for anti-competitive practices. Samsung, SK Hynix…www.polygon.comsanitation@lemmy.today to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square34fedilink
minus-squarecadekat@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up26·3 days agoThe lawsuit is the bombshell I guess? Also it wasn’t obvious to me that RAM manufacturers were artificially inflating prices. It’s plausible to me that the stupid AI bubble is actually consuming that much of the supply.
minus-squareEncrypt-Keeper@lemmy.worldcakelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 days agoThis isn’t even the first time these exact three companies have been caught doing this. Their executives even went to prison last time.
minus-squarejrs100000@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9arrow-down1·2 days agoArticle says this is about DDR3 and DDR4 RAM, so it seems unlikely data centers are directly to blame.
The lawsuit is the bombshell I guess?
Also it wasn’t obvious to me that RAM manufacturers were artificially inflating prices. It’s plausible to me that the stupid AI bubble is actually consuming that much of the supply.
This isn’t even the first time these exact three companies have been caught doing this. Their executives even went to prison last time.
Article says this is about DDR3 and DDR4 RAM, so it seems unlikely data centers are directly to blame.