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Valve Says It Can't Negotiate With RAM Makers At All On Price

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Valve Says It Can't Negotiate With RAM Makers At All On Price

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If that sounds a lot like a cartel, well, you wouldn't be the first person to point that out

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And many manufacturers just went away.

Because memory got too cheap on thin margins. We locked computer cases and made workstation cases out of thick steel ~2000 because of RAM costs.

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