@DannyMac@lemmy.world to Hardware@lemmy.mlEnglish • 4 months agoSSDs are getting more expensive again because the biggest NAND supplier has throttled production to half its previous outputwww.pcgamer.comexternal-linkmessage-square4fedilinkarrow-up163arrow-down12
arrow-up161arrow-down1external-linkSSDs are getting more expensive again because the biggest NAND supplier has throttled production to half its previous outputwww.pcgamer.com@DannyMac@lemmy.world to Hardware@lemmy.mlEnglish • 4 months agomessage-square4fedilink
minus-squareDr. WeskerlinkEnglish24•edit-24 months agoIt blows my mind that these companies can get away with manufacturing artificial scarcity, as an alternate means to price gouge.
minus-squareAggressivelyPassivelinkfedilink18•4 months agoThe old question: still a cartel or already a monopoly?
minus-square@gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglish8•4 months agoIf a single company can unilaterally dictate the price of a thing simply because they control a big enough piece of the market… yeah. That’s a monopoly.
It blows my mind that these companies can get away with manufacturing artificial scarcity, as an alternate means to price gouge.
The old question: still a cartel or already a monopoly?
If a single company can unilaterally dictate the price of a thing simply because they control a big enough piece of the market… yeah. That’s a monopoly.