Apple Would Rather Lose Money Hoarding All Available DRAM Than Let a Single Competitor Secure Supply - Wccftech
NOBODY TALKING: Everyone's focused on AI model wars. Nobody's talking about how Apple's hoarding DRAM is creating a global memory shortage that's paralyzing the entire AI hardware market.
Why it matters
Apple's aggressive DRAM procurement strategy to secure AI chip supplies is creating downstream scarcity across the industry, affecting Mac delivery times and signaling intense competition for the hardware foundations of AI infrastructure.
The key facts
5 to knowMac Studio delivery delays: 4-5 months for top RAM configurations
Mac Mini and Mac Studio facing extreme shipping delays
Apple dropped 512GB RAM option due to supply constraints
Global DRAM shortage directly attributed to AI demand
Apple prioritizing inventory hoarding over profitability to block competitor access
Go to the source
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