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Rising memory prices act as a growing tax on any AI infrastructure builder that isn't a hyperscaler able to lock in supply years in advance.

The memory price surge functions as a de facto tax on smaller AI infrastructure players who lack hyperscalers' ability to lock in supply years ahead. ✦ AI generated

Mario (Generalist Intelligence) · The Generalist · 2026-07-10 · original ↗

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For AI infrastructure, it's a growing tax on anyone trying to build or scale compute that isn't a hyperscaler with the leverage to lock in supply years in advance.

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Data centers buying up nearly all available DRAM supply have given memory makers like Samsung, SK Hynix, and Micron real pricing power for the first time in years.Mario (Generalist Intelligence) · The Generalist · conf 60%

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extends → Three consecutive quarters of major DRAM price hikes are being driven by data centers buying up nearly all available memory supply.Mario (Generalist Intelligence) · The Generalist