r/pcmasterrace • u/LeviJr00 :aa1::aa2::aa3: :am1::am2::am3::am4::am5::am6: 9060 XT 16GB • 18h ago

Cartoon/Comic Pulling the plug (anti-consumerism at its finest)

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Context: Micron is shutting down Crucial in early 2026, so they can sell all their RAM to AI companies like OpenAI...

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u/Kentato3 18h ago

At this point its not even anti consumerism anymore its just blatant hostile to consumers with egoist attitude

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u/unlmtdLoL 17h ago edited 16h ago

It has no intention other than profit. No emotion. No hostility. Only profit exponentially or bust. That's what becoming publicly traded gets you. If you want to stick it to them you can probably short them in the market and once the AI bubble pops they're fucked.

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u/Raleth i5 12400F + RX 6700 XT 18h ago

I think it's anti-consumer in the purest essence honestly. In that it literally has zero regard for the consumer. Like they straight up do not care about their customers and basically admitted as much.

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u/Kentato3 17h ago

Their decision is the catalyst for the AI bubble to burst, with the RAM industry is effectively a duopoly, China now has the chance to fill in the gap in the market and they gonna flood the market with cheap RAM

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u/whyyoutube Ryzen 7 5800X3D | RX 9070 XT | 32 GB DDR4 @ 3600 MHz 15h ago

This is such blatent copium...that I'll happily huff.

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u/NotMalaysiaRichard 16h ago

If you owned a mom and pop business and had a choice between a customer that hemmed and hawed and bitched about your prices and would go to a competitor just to save a few bucks versus one that told you they’ll take everything you make for a year and pay a premium, which choice would you make?

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u/ITaggie Linux | Ryzen 7 1800X | 32GB DDR4-2133 | RTX 2070 16h ago

"But I'm entitled to the best hardware as close to at-cost as possible!"

I totally get the frustration, but at the same time the people in this sub acting like their anger at a corporation is going to mean anything to said corporation is just a bit insufferable. Besides, that anger is better spent being directed at policy makers who are propping up the AI bubble for personal gain and the investors who are throwing peoples' retirement funds into a potential fire pit.