▲ 51 ▼ Motherboard sales are now collapsing amid unprecedented shortages fueled by AI (www.tomshardware.com) submitted 3 months ago by Lemmynated@lemmy.zip to c/technology@lemmy.zip 13 comments fedilink hide all child comments cross-posted from: https://lemmy.bestiver.se/post/1091783 Comments
[–] turdas@suppo.fi 2 points 3 months ago (2 children) What are the consumers going to do, stop consuming? Don't make me laugh. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] mushroommunk@lemmy.today 16 points 3 months ago (2 children) What do you call a 25% reduction in motherboard sales if not reduced consumption? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] ParlimentOfDoom@piefed.zip 7 points 3 months ago But reality interferes with their snark... permalink fedilink source parent [–] turdas@suppo.fi 3 points 3 months ago (1 child) A shift in demand. If or when the AI market dries up consumers will be more than eager to be able to buy components again. I don't like it either but it is what it is. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Bluegrass_Addict@lemmy.ca 3 points 3 months ago maybe... I won't pay more then what it used to be that's for damn sure. permalink fedilink source parent [–] OldChicoAle@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago (2 children) They will consume less... I hope you had your laugh anyway stranger. Have a good day. Not sure why you're being mean. I hope the week gets better, love. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Maeve@kbin.earth 1 point 3 months ago Momentarily. Or lemmings could be just another excuse for PC SaaS. permalink fedilink source parent [–] turdas@suppo.fi -1 points 3 months ago It was not my intent to be mean, it was my intent to be cynical. Good things almost never just accidentally happen in this system. When the AI demand dies down these companies will go back to making consumer/general purpose hardware and gamers will ravenously buy that shit up, because they haven't been able to upgrade their rigs for years. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] mushroommunk@lemmy.today 16 points 3 months ago (2 children) What do you call a 25% reduction in motherboard sales if not reduced consumption? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] ParlimentOfDoom@piefed.zip 7 points 3 months ago But reality interferes with their snark... permalink fedilink source parent [–] turdas@suppo.fi 3 points 3 months ago (1 child) A shift in demand. If or when the AI market dries up consumers will be more than eager to be able to buy components again. I don't like it either but it is what it is. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Bluegrass_Addict@lemmy.ca 3 points 3 months ago maybe... I won't pay more then what it used to be that's for damn sure. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ParlimentOfDoom@piefed.zip 7 points 3 months ago But reality interferes with their snark... permalink fedilink source parent
[–] turdas@suppo.fi 3 points 3 months ago (1 child) A shift in demand. If or when the AI market dries up consumers will be more than eager to be able to buy components again. I don't like it either but it is what it is. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Bluegrass_Addict@lemmy.ca 3 points 3 months ago maybe... I won't pay more then what it used to be that's for damn sure. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Bluegrass_Addict@lemmy.ca 3 points 3 months ago maybe... I won't pay more then what it used to be that's for damn sure. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] OldChicoAle@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago (2 children) They will consume less... I hope you had your laugh anyway stranger. Have a good day. Not sure why you're being mean. I hope the week gets better, love. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Maeve@kbin.earth 1 point 3 months ago Momentarily. Or lemmings could be just another excuse for PC SaaS. permalink fedilink source parent [–] turdas@suppo.fi -1 points 3 months ago It was not my intent to be mean, it was my intent to be cynical. Good things almost never just accidentally happen in this system. When the AI demand dies down these companies will go back to making consumer/general purpose hardware and gamers will ravenously buy that shit up, because they haven't been able to upgrade their rigs for years. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Maeve@kbin.earth 1 point 3 months ago Momentarily. Or lemmings could be just another excuse for PC SaaS. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] turdas@suppo.fi -1 points 3 months ago It was not my intent to be mean, it was my intent to be cynical. Good things almost never just accidentally happen in this system. When the AI demand dies down these companies will go back to making consumer/general purpose hardware and gamers will ravenously buy that shit up, because they haven't been able to upgrade their rigs for years. permalink fedilink source parent