Apple to Raise Prices Due to Memory Chip Crunch

foobarqux 37 points 17 comments June 17, 2026
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dzonga

so what have consumers gained from the 'A.I' boom ? kids missing out on games - cz Switch prices went up. regular joes - consumer hardware went up at least 50% from RAM, SSDs & other components I guess regular joes gained the ability to 'chat' with a stochastic parrot & vibe code useless things.

CodeWriter23

I thought they fabbed RAM on-chip.

anonym00se1

Apple has historically been able to keep prices the same even when everyone expected them to increase. Not a great sign that even Apple, with supply/pricing usually locked up years in advance, has to raise prices.

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