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RAM manufacturers have been sued for allegedly fixing prices and supply, leading to increased costs (www.videogameschronicle.com)

submitted 16 hours ago by inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world to c/pcgaming@lemmy.ca

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[–] UltraGiGaGigantic@lemmy.ml 10 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago)

Probably shouldnt let corporations declare they own all RAM produced for the next 3-5 years also.

[–] 87Six@lemmy.zip 38 points 14 hours ago (2 children)

YES

DO IT AGAIN

DO IT LIKE 2002 AND BRING BACK MEMORIES SINCE I WAS 1 YEAR OLD WATCHING THEM GET SUED THE FIRST TIME

[–] thingsiplay@lemmy.ml 2 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago) (1 children)

BRING BACK MEMORIES

Yes, please, bring back read only memories; or ~~RAM~~ ROM for short.

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

It's random access, dude.

[–] thingsiplay@lemmy.ml 3 points 4 hours ago

I didn't actually mean RAM, but ROM!

[–] LodeMike@lemmy.today 9 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago) (2 children)

You remember things from when you were 1?

[–] mnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.works 2 points 6 hours ago

Eh, I have flashes from that time. But remembering RAM companies getting regulated at that age does seem a bit much

[–] vardogor@mander.xyz 1 points 8 hours ago

maybe they're like Terrence Howard and have memories from inside the womb, too. after all, 1*1=2

[–] who@feddit.org 16 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago)

US District Court - Northern District of California - filing:
https://cand.uscourts.gov/cases-e-filing/cases/326-cv-06345/garciaguirre-et-al-v-samsung-electronics-co-ltd-et-al

law360 screenshot in a reddit comment:
https://old.reddit.com/r/pcmasterrace/comments/1uhinjc/a_california_federal_lawsuit_was_allegedly_filed/ou88r58/

Another article:
https://kotaku.com/class-action-lawsuit-accuses-the-three-largest-ram-manufacturers-of-colluding-to-drive-up-prices-2000711373

RAM manufacturers have done this before:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DRAM_price_fixing_scandal

[–] orioler25@lemmy.ca 7 points 15 hours ago (2 children)

Does anyone have a non-paywalled source on the lawsuit and article that references it which is linked at the top of this article? This is an interesting development that also makes much more sense than what is typically accepted as an explanation as it alleges the price inflation resulted from capitalistic imperatives of profit maximization (prioritizing high-demand production) as an act of purposeful collusion, apparently with successful fines enforced by both the US and China in the past. Would be interesting to see the specifics of that, as I wonder how much the rapidly shifted legal landscape in the US has enabled this.

[–] FishFace@piefed.social 2 points 11 hours ago

What's the typical explanation?

[–] rumba@lemmy.zip 4 points 15 hours ago

Not the law360, but there are others that are covering it https://wccftech.com/memory-trio-samsung-sk-hynix-micron-face-class-action-lawsuit/

search for this case number for more like it 3:26-cv-06345