▲ 215 ▼ It can still get worse: Double-digit price increase expected for RAM in the New Year (www.pcgamer.com) submitted 1 day ago by inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world to c/pcgaming@lemmy.ca 64 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] TahVann@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 day ago (3 children) I thought ASML was backordered for like years? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] Agent641@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago (1 child) That's the way they like it. Building more capacity costs shitloads of money, and reduces the price of your product. ASML, TMSC are a racket. If a major player like the US govt decided they wanted an ASML machine and didn't want to wait, ASML would find a way to make more in parallel. It would cost billions more, but that just makes it expensive, not impossible. With the right incentive, anything is possible. ASML and TSMC aren't incentivised to change the current market. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] MousePotatoDoesStuff@piefed.social 1 point 3 hours ago We need a subsidised European* alternative to break the duopoly. *doesn't have to be, but as an EU citizen I'd prefer if it was :P permalink fedilink source parent [–] aksdb@lemmy.world 1 point 1 day ago If those companies that ordered suddenly go boom, those orders are financially worthless. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Agent641@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago (1 child) That's the way they like it. Building more capacity costs shitloads of money, and reduces the price of your product. ASML, TMSC are a racket. If a major player like the US govt decided they wanted an ASML machine and didn't want to wait, ASML would find a way to make more in parallel. It would cost billions more, but that just makes it expensive, not impossible. With the right incentive, anything is possible. ASML and TSMC aren't incentivised to change the current market. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] MousePotatoDoesStuff@piefed.social 1 point 3 hours ago We need a subsidised European* alternative to break the duopoly. *doesn't have to be, but as an EU citizen I'd prefer if it was :P permalink fedilink source parent
[–] MousePotatoDoesStuff@piefed.social 1 point 3 hours ago We need a subsidised European* alternative to break the duopoly. *doesn't have to be, but as an EU citizen I'd prefer if it was :P permalink fedilink source parent
[–] aksdb@lemmy.world 1 point 1 day ago If those companies that ordered suddenly go boom, those orders are financially worthless. permalink fedilink source parent