can someone explain to me how consumer electronics companies can stay alive with memory prices being so high
>>109200656Circular financing.Basically fraud.
By simply not selling electronics to consumers. (You) are not the target demographic for tech anymore.
>>109200656Because RAM is still affordable.
>>109200659>Circular financing.How does that even work?I mean the basic overview seems cringe, but someone has to pay taxes? Energy is not free, no??
>>109200697Who do you think consumer electronics companies sell to if not to consumers? >inb4 datacentresThey buy directly from manufacturers, dumbass
>>109200656Remove the IoT shit and just sell the devices as dumb versions.
>>109200656They survive with prices being high actually.Basically every single company is making outsized margins right now (Corsair being an example) as they have the excuse of "market conditions" to charge as much as they want.Most people are either retards or simps for Taiwanese PC companies so no one really calls them out on it or can believe that retail prices can have TWO reasons why they are high.
>>109200720The rich have socialism. They get free money, fresh from the printer at the central bank whenever they ask. If you are a large company and you get into real trouble the US government bails them out like in 2008 (and arguably 2020) at the expense of the tax payer. And yes, the free market is a lie.
>>109200656Surely they will hire high quality software developers to get the most out of the hardware they're selling.
>>109200720They've essentially merged into one large entity, though are technically still independent companies.
>>109200720>How does that even work?In organized crime groups they would sometimes just give each other large amounts of money, while pursuing same goal.So imagine a RAM company making huge profits and ivesting in comsumer electronic company, which is not doing well. They'd rather do that than see one of their own go bankrups and then someone else taking their place, taking over that sweat market share, but oh noes, he does not belong to their criminal organization.That's one thing. Another is when they pass the same exact money around to simulate huge financial activity. Usually related to stonks and insider trading.
>>109200656It's not lethal yet, just "don't upgrade your machines unless you NEED TO"
>>109200656This scam is so obvious. It's a win win for (((them))).>they buy everything because they need for cloud and AI>now people will HAVE to use cloud and AI because there is no other option200 later they will teach about this on school
>>109203276>there is no other optionThe other option is to use the shit you already have and stop being a slave to impulse.
>>109200800>Consumer electronics companiesThey are a sacrifice the oligopoly of Big Tech is willing to make. They should've joined the club of investors for top down control and abandoned the consumer long ago. Just get ready for UBI and selecting your service from one of the "competitors" in your area. You will never be happier than owning nothing in the Network State.
>>109200656by raising prices and moving the cost to consumers>but won't that affect their sales and bottom line?not their problem, never has been
>>109200656I guess they sell fewer items but still get the same or even higher revenue.If people have X amount to spend on electronics they're probably not going to spend less when prices are higher and in fact might find some extra money to spend.As long as the margins are a % of the value and not a fixed amount per item they should be fine.
>>109200656Huh? They’re making record profits right now, what do you mean “stay alive”? The production costs haven’t changed, but they keep selling every piece of hardware with easily 500-1000% markup.
>>109203276What are the olds some other corporation jumps in and makes their own memory factory to capitalize on how everyone else is too expensive?
>>109203758The olds will be long dead before that happens. I doubt even the youngs because all the companies and infrastructure required to build it out is captured by the investors. The oligopoly is at the shareholder level. The companies themselves aren't even the hands; they are the puppets much like politicians.
>>109200656they are dying
