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Microsoft reveals major price increase for all Surface PCs as RAM crisis continues
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this post was submitted on 13 Apr 2026
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Isn't Microsoft big enough they could just... make more RAM?
They don't make RAM, there's only a very few companies that actually make the chips that go into RAM. Micron, SK Hynix, and Samsung basically make up the entire market and they're not afraid to use that to their advantage.
They've been literally convicted of price fixing in the past as a cartel.
This comment is absolutely true, Samsung made almost as much profit as NVIDIA last year, boosted by memory sales. Their margins also skyrocketed. Everyone knows what that means.
I understand they don't yet. But couldn't they use this demand to get into that industry? Surely they have the resources.
Dedotated or not dedotated?
But on a serious note, no that would solve problems; they're doing AI and subscriptions instead.