Amazon hikes hardware prices by 60 percent, blaming memory shortage

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tw04•34 minutes ago

We’re talking about the memory shortage that exists for all of us because AMAZON and all the other hyperscalers locked it down with long term commitments for huge purchases?

Pardon my skepticism that amazon is facing the same shortage that billy trying to build his first pc is facing…

nielsbot•about 1 hour ago

I guess this could be the new greedflation for 2026 (and beyond).

wolvoleo•about 1 hour ago

True because those kindles don't even have a lot of memory or storage.