Tony Bark@pawb.social to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 23 hours agoCrucial is shutting down — because Micron wants to sell its RAM and SSDs to AI companies insteadwww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square261fedilinkarrow-up11.01Karrow-down16
arrow-up11.01Karrow-down1external-linkCrucial is shutting down — because Micron wants to sell its RAM and SSDs to AI companies insteadwww.theverge.comTony Bark@pawb.social to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 23 hours agomessage-square261fedilink
minus-squaredanhab99@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up23·13 hours agoThis has got to be some sort of psyop
minus-squareTheGrandNagus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·7 hours agoOpenAI bought 40% of the world’s DRAM. They bought them as whole wafers (not finished chips!) from SK Hynix and Samsung. Then they put them in a warehouse All of that is confirmed, btw. The part below is my speculation: To me, that reads as if they’re using VC money to drive up RAM prices, hoping that their competitors (who are catching up) can’t buy more RAM. It’s so anticompetitive it’s unbelievable. And of course, normal buyers are the most fucked over.
minus-squarewewbull@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·6 hours agoSo where are the regulators right now? Oh yes, they’ve all been completely gutted by the governments.
minus-squaredil@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·10 hours agoI dont even want to build a computer anymore, finally saved up some money and I shouldve just continued spending it on overpriced festivals (crazy how it also used to be a deal and now its just 500$ minimum for ticket and shitty hotel)
This has got to be some sort of psyop
OpenAI bought 40% of the world’s DRAM.
They bought them as whole wafers (not finished chips!) from SK Hynix and Samsung.
Then they put them in a warehouse
All of that is confirmed, btw. The part below is my speculation:
To me, that reads as if they’re using VC money to drive up RAM prices, hoping that their competitors (who are catching up) can’t buy more RAM.
It’s so anticompetitive it’s unbelievable. And of course, normal buyers are the most fucked over.
So where are the regulators right now? Oh yes, they’ve all been completely gutted by the governments.
I dont even want to build a computer anymore, finally saved up some money and I shouldve just continued spending it on overpriced festivals (crazy how it also used to be a deal and now its just 500$ minimum for ticket and shitty hotel)