There were only 3 major global DRAM manufacturers

In Reply to: I bought a laptop recently and the price on memory was obscene posted by blindness on October 30, 2026 at 20:56:47

Samsung, SK Hynix (both in South Korea), and Micron. Micron stopped selling to consumers because they make much more putting all their eggs in the AI basket.

I fear a future where many goods desired by AI companies and the oligarchs behind them are only enjoyed by the very few who can afford the stratospheric prices the AI economy demands. This has already happened with computer memory.

• RIP Crucial: Memory Supplier Micron Exits Consumer Market to Chase AI

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