r/pcmasterrace • u/Caledor152 PC Master Race • Jun 30 '26

News/Article Bombshell lawsuit alleges that RAM manufacturers are colluding to drive up prices. Three companies that account for 90% of RAM revenue are being sued for anti-competitive practices. Samsung, SK Hynix, and Micron (the "DRAM Triarchy" controlling ~90-95% of the global DRAM market)

https://www.polygon.com/ram-manufacturers-sued-supply-price-fixing/
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u/NickMalo Jun 30 '26

So if they are charged hundreds of millions after making billions in record profit, is it the cost of doing business?

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u/PuzzleCat365 Jun 30 '26

But executives were sent to prison at least. Nowadays that doesn't even happen any more.

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u/starliteburnsbrite Jun 30 '26

5-14 months and a $250k fine each. Nothing that would stop anyone from becoming a multimillionaire as an executive to spend some time at Club Fed.

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u/justanaccount103 Jul 09 '26

Yeah, that just doesn't happen anymore. Prison is for normal people.

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u/Kazuma0Kiryu Jul 11 '26

And people who belong in insane asylums 

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u/Diligent_Set_8747 Jun 30 '26

The corruption is so bad over there that the top families in their country have the power and influence of royals, and have escaped numerous crimes using their wealth and influence. Corruption is a human trait, and your favorite country isn't exempt from the plague.

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u/noobhunterd Jun 30 '26

they're just selling to each other, it looks billions in paper but when its time to liquidate that, a lot of that mythical money gonna disappear

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u/No-Consideration-716 Jun 30 '26

Just the government skimming the skim.

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u/earthceltic Jun 30 '26

This is why there should be licenses to sell things. You fuck up the market? Your license gets suspended with minimum time or revoked entirely so the rest of the world can provide competition.

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u/wiwaldi772 Jul 01 '26

well considering that this is two decades ago and with this probably being a % amount or rather based on the court rulings themselves, I would argue that it would automatically be higher than just "few hundred millions".