alessandro@lemmy.ca to PC Gaming@lemmy.caEnglish · 2 months agoRAM now represents 35 percent of bill of materials for HP PCsarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square49linkfedilinkarrow-up1323arrow-down12cross-posted to: technology@lemmit.onlinehackernews@lemmy.bestiver.se
arrow-up1321arrow-down1external-linkRAM now represents 35 percent of bill of materials for HP PCsarstechnica.comalessandro@lemmy.ca to PC Gaming@lemmy.caEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square49linkfedilinkcross-posted to: technology@lemmit.onlinehackernews@lemmy.bestiver.se
minus-squaredroans@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 months agoThat’s exactly why they can alienate them. The PC manufacturers don’t really have many vendors to choose from.
minus-squareDamage@feddit.itlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoFor now. Would you risk a long-standing relationship with your most important customers for a temporary boost in income?
minus-squaredroans@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoWouldn’t be the first time. They got caught in a huge price-fixing scandal just about a decade back and nothing changed. And again, where are the customers going to go? There’s only so much capacity and no one’s building new plants.
minus-squareDamage@feddit.itlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months ago no one’s building new plants so far
That’s exactly why they can alienate them. The PC manufacturers don’t really have many vendors to choose from.
For now. Would you risk a long-standing relationship with your most important customers for a temporary boost in income?
Wouldn’t be the first time. They got caught in a huge price-fixing scandal just about a decade back and nothing changed.
And again, where are the customers going to go? There’s only so much capacity and no one’s building new plants.
so far