The price increase comes amid rising components costs.

The story surfaced on 25 June, when TechCrunch reported that a price increase came amid rising component costs. Ars Technica wrote: “To no one's surprise, Microsoft is blaming ‘recent increases in memory and component costs’ for the price hikes.” The Verge separately said Amazon blamed its price increases on memory and storage component costs. The available reporting gives no further detail on the products, size, markets, or timing of the increases.

If factual, the impact is 0%. Customers covered by the increases will pay more. The reporting provided establishes no broader effect.

Watch for Microsoft and Amazon to specify which products are affected, how much prices will rise, and when the changes take effect.

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