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AI blamed again as hard drives are sold out for this year
(www.theregister.com)
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this post was submitted on 21 Feb 2026
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The the demand stays elastic and the supply doesn't then you can just scale the pricing as much as you want. Saying you're sold out for the year is literally telling everyone in advance the prices will continue to be manipulated .