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Fabs take a long time to build. The price will come down once the new fabs come on line. It’s expensive because there isn’t enough of it. It’s not a conspiracy, it’s supply and demand. We’ve see this boom and bust cycle again and again.
> It’s not a conspiracy Why does everyone play the game where everything ought to be assumed above-board until someone painstakingly proves otherwise. > To date, five manufacturers have pleaded guilty to their involvement in an international price-fixing conspiracy between July 1, 1998, and June 15, 2002, including Hynix, Infineon, Micron Technology, Samsung, and Elpida. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DRAM_industry_pr…
> Why does everyone play the game where everything ought to be assumed above-board until someone painstakingly proves otherwise.
Because conspiracies are generally not true and it's not needed to explain this situation.