On: PS5 now costs less than 64GB of DDR5 memory. RAM jumps to $600 due to shortage

[timschmidt]

I don't disagree per-se, but this is the sort of thing which happens when only a few businesses exist in a commodity market with high entry costs. IOW, it's not great, but it is predictable. See: Oil.

[HPsquared → timschmidt]

Looking forward to the "Organization of Processor-Etching Corporations".

[marcosdumay → timschmidt]

It's usually not only illegal, but also a crime.

Anyway, that's the kind of market that governments always need to act upon and either supply directly or regulate intensively.

[venturecruelty → timschmidt]

It's not just predictable, it's illegal. Of course, if you have an executive that actually cares about enforcing the law.