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24 Aug
Amazon hikes hardware prices by 60 percent, blaming memory shortage

Amazon hikes hardware prices by 60 percent, blaming memory shortage

OPINION · WHAT · TechCrunchOPEN STORY
15 Apr
To no one's surprise, Microsoft is blaming “recent increases in memory and component costs” for the price hikes.

To no one's surprise, Microsoft is blaming “recent increases in memory and component costs” for the price hikes.

OPINION · WHAT · Ars TechnicaOPEN STORY
22 Aug
Amazon just hiked the prices for Echo, Fire TV, and Kindle products by up to 60 percent

Citing "significant increases in memory and storage component costs," in a statement given to Fortune, Amazon has raised prices on Echos, Kindles, Fire TVs, and Eeros by up to 60

REPORT · WHAT · The Verge TechOPEN STORY
25 Jun
Here are all of the Apple price hikes

Following an interview with The Wall Street Journal earlier this month where Tim Cook hinted at upcoming price changes, Apple officially raised the prices on many of its hardware

REPORT · WHO · The Verge TechOPEN STORY
25 Jun
The price increase comes amid rising components costs.

The price increase comes amid rising components costs.

OPINION · WHAT · TechCrunchOPEN STORY
9 May
Sony, Nintendo grapple with memory price surge as AI boom constrains supply, leading to higher console prices and projected lower sales

<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>Sony and Nintendo are both openly saying memory prices are exploding because AI datacenters are taking up supply, and now we are getting hit with

OPINION · WHAT · ArtificialInteligenceOPEN STORY
25 Jun
Apple ratchets up prices, blames the cost of memory

Some Macs are hundreds of dollars more expensive today than yesterday.

REPORT · WHEN · Ars TechnicaOPEN STORY
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