• paraphrand@lemmy.world
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    There is too much centralization in the chain. Decades ago there were lots of memory manufacturers. But as the markets matured, and the work became more sophisticated, and big swings happened in the markets, consolidation happened. And many manufacturers just went away.

    But yeah, you would think there would be room for that still. I still agree with you.

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      16 hours ago

      I’ll keep saying this til I’m blue in the face. I don’t want sophisticated RAM. I want modest RAM that’s easier to make.

    • SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca
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      2 days ago

      And many manufacturers just went away.

      Because memory got too cheap on thin margins. We locked computer cases and made workstation cases out of thick steel ~2000 because of RAM costs.