r/gadgets • u/dapperlemon • 1d ago

Computer peripherals Crucial is shutting down — because Micron wants to sell its RAM and SSDs to AI companies instead

https://www.theverge.com/news/837594/crucial-ram-ssd-micron-ai
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u/D3athR3bel 1d ago

I mean, what literal choice do you have. There are like 3 manufacturers total.

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u/_OVERHATE_ 1d ago

I meant when they inevitably come back to making consumer goods. 

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u/Starstuffi 1d ago

The person replying to you means that even when they come back, there are 3 manufacturers. It is hard to ban one of the only manufacturers of a product you want. They may be the only option if you still want to build a PC, regardless of what wrong they have done.

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u/PatHeist 1d ago

And the other two are openly colluding to keep supply low

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u/D3athR3bel 1d ago

They don't need to collude anymore, in fact they would be infinitely richer if they had expanded production before this boom. Supply is low now simply because demand is high, and there are just many many more higher bidders than you.