AI Boom Forces Apple to Raise Prices as Chip Costs Surge

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3wyxvqdx1zo

@kimmonismus So we're paying more for iPhones because data centres need chips now? Cheers AI, really looking out for the little guy 🤷‍♂️

@kimmonismus @kimmonismus ugh, this kinda sucks. everything feels more expensive lately, not just tech. when will it slow down? 😩

@kimmonismus does this become Apple’s excuse to push everyone toward services + on-device AI as the new margin engine?

@kimmonismus AI ate the memory market and now it's eating your iPhone upgrade budget. $MU shareholders are unbothered

@kimmonismus ai data centers eating the dram supply and consumers paying for it at the apple store is a pretty clean wealth transfer tbh

@kimmonismus Or they will switch to chinese DRAM and NVRAM chips, dump existing DRAM/NVRAM suppliers and let them pop together with AI bubble 😉 Dell, HP, Acer ... are already doing this ...

@kimmonismus And no one bothers to wonder if this is being done on purpose.

Keep open source from competing by cutting hardware.

Told everyone to buy over the last few months.

We are being played.

I don’t even believe the numbers anymore.

Get your local now. •

@kimmonismus 5k for 18 pro max

@TheRealZeeUltra @kimmonismus No. They want this. Don’t kid yourself.

Apple sells software too. They don’t want their moat killed.

None of the big tech does. So they push this narrative.

I don’t believe any of the tech CEOs anymore. They are all liars. •

@kimmonismus Apple chips are still way ahead of x86 counterparts in efficiency, most only achieves 2 of 3: performance, value, battery

@kimmonismus Cheaper DRAM means higher margins for Apple; pricier DRAM means higher prices for you.

@kimmonismus So should I be celebrating my 17 Pro purchase or getting depressed here.😟