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[–] TacoSocks 14 points 5 hours ago (2 children)

The RAM suppliers would probably be thrilled to end those consumer contracts, they could allocate more to high paying AI.

[–] Damage@feddit.it 5 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

There's no guarantee that AI companies will need this amount of product indefinitely, while PC manufactures will always need RAM. Alienating them would be commercially foolish.

[–] hoshikarakitaridia@lemmy.world 4 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

Foolish in the long term, but quite effective in the short term.

I don't disagree, but it seems their priorities are not on long term stability.

[–] Damage@feddit.it 2 points 1 hour ago

They do this because everyone else allows them to. I think computer and device manufacturers have more leverage than RAM manufacturers if they join together. Yet they don't, because today's management class is vastly incompetent.

[–] pepperonisalami@sh.itjust.works 1 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago)

Agreed, which is stupid to put everything to AI but no consumer to use the goddamned AI 😮‍💨