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Valve Says It Can't Negotiate With RAM Makers At All On Price (kotaku.com)

submitted 2 months ago by inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world to c/pcgaming@lemmy.ca

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[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 months ago (3 children)

But wait, I thought capitalism was about solutions, more demand causes more supply. Grade 8 economics was fun.

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[–] ryper@lemmy.ca 14 points 2 months ago*

More RAM manufacturing plants are being built because of the demand, but it'll be years before any of them produce anything.

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[–] inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world [S] 4 points 2 months ago

I mean these companies have the solution. Collude and price gouge for maximum shareholder and executive value. Just how capitalism was designed to do.

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[–] alsimoneau@lemmy.ca -1 points 2 months ago

Large scale changes aren't instantaneous. We're not at equilibrium right now.

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