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3 days

RAM manufacturers have been sued for allegedly fixing prices and supply, leading to increased costs

www.videogameschronicle.com English
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    • 87Six@lemmy.zipEnglish
      2 days

      YES

      DO IT AGAIN

      DO IT LIKE 2002 AND BRING BACK MEMORIES SINCE I WAS 1 YEAR OLD WATCHING THEM GET SUED THE FIRST TIME

        • thingsiplay@lemmy.mlEnglish
          2 days

          BRING BACK MEMORIES

          Yes, please, bring back read only memories; or RAM ROM for short.

            • Trail@lemmy.worldEnglish
              2 days

              It’s random access, dude.

                • thingsiplay@lemmy.mlEnglish
                  2 days

                  I didn’t actually mean RAM, but ROM!

              • Kairos@lemmy.todayEnglish
                2 days

                You remember things from when you were 1?

                  • mnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
                    2 days

                    Eh, I have flashes from that time. But remembering RAM companies getting regulated at that age does seem a bit much

                    • Vardøgor@mander.xyzEnglish
                      2 days

                      maybe they’re like Terrence Howard and have memories from inside the womb, too. after all, 1*1=2

                  • UltraGiGaGigantic@lemmy.mlEnglish
                    2 days

                    Probably shouldnt let corporations declare they own all RAM produced for the next 3-5 years also.

                    • Radical_Socialist_t00t@lemmy.caEnglish
                      2 days

                      Good. They need a serious kick in the teeth.

                      • who@feddit.orgEnglish
                        2 days

                        US District Court - Northern District of California - filing:
                        https://cand.uscourts.gov/cases-e-filing/cases/326-cv-06345/garciaguirre-et-al-v-samsung-electronics-co-ltd-et-al

                        law360 screenshot in a reddit comment:
                        https://old.reddit.com/r/pcmasterrace/comments/1uhinjc/a_california_federal_lawsuit_was_allegedly_filed/ou88r58/

                        Another article:
                        https://kotaku.com/class-action-lawsuit-accuses-the-three-largest-ram-manufacturers-of-colluding-to-drive-up-prices-2000711373

                        RAM manufacturers have done this before:
                        https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DRAM_price_fixing_scandal

                        • orioler25@lemmy.caEnglish
                          3 days

                          Does anyone have a non-paywalled source on the lawsuit and article that references it which is linked at the top of this article? This is an interesting development that also makes much more sense than what is typically accepted as an explanation as it alleges the price inflation resulted from capitalistic imperatives of profit maximization (prioritizing high-demand production) as an act of purposeful collusion, apparently with successful fines enforced by both the US and China in the past. Would be interesting to see the specifics of that, as I wonder how much the rapidly shifted legal landscape in the US has enabled this.

                            • rumba@lemmy.zipEnglish
                              2 days

                              Not the law360, but there are others that are covering it https://wccftech.com/memory-trio-samsung-sk-hynix-micron-face-class-action-lawsuit/

                              search for this case number for more like it 3:26-cv-06345

                              • FishFace@piefed.socialEnglish
                                2 days

                                What’s the typical explanation?

                                  • orioler25@lemmy.caEnglish
                                    2 days

                                    That it is just the demand in itself and the stupidity or “greed” of AI and chip manufacturing companies, rather than the inevitable trajectory of a capitalist economy where infinite growth subordinates the real material limitations of production (which includes the limitations of computation in general). So, they produce the conditions where profit increases by cannabilizing the market, which is a different thing than them just being some particularly bad acting individuals.

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