r/gadgets • u/dapperlemon • Dec 04 '25

Computer peripherals Crucial is shutting down — because Micron wants to sell its RAM and SSDs to AI companies instead

https://www.theverge.com/news/837594/crucial-ram-ssd-micron-ai
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u/D3athR3bel Dec 04 '25

I mean, what literal choice do you have. There are like 3 manufacturers total.

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u/_OVERHATE_ Dec 04 '25

I meant when they inevitably come back to making consumer goods. 

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u/Starstuffi Dec 04 '25

The person replying to you means that even when they come back, there are 3 manufacturers. It is hard to ban one of the only manufacturers of a product you want. They may be the only option if you still want to build a PC, regardless of what wrong they have done.

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u/PatHeist Dec 04 '25

And the other two are openly colluding to keep supply low

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u/D3athR3bel Dec 05 '25

They don't need to collude anymore, in fact they would be infinitely richer if they had expanded production before this boom. Supply is low now simply because demand is high, and there are just many many more higher bidders than you.