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Crucial is shutting down — because Micron wants to sell its RAM and SSDs to AI companies instead
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this post was submitted on 03 Dec 2025
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People thought they'd hang onto CDs and DVDs too...
How is this applicable to the comment? Companies never figured out how to charge rent for those.
Devs see home computers as a free resource, and the burden is on the consumer to buy a computer which runs their software.