🚨💾 Three companies that dominate the world’s memory market are facing serious allegations of keeping RAM prices high. On June 25, Samsung, SK Hynix, and Micron were sued in a California federal court by 17 plaintiffs who claim the trio coordinated to restrict supply of standard DRAM and inflate costs. Together, they control about 90% of the global DRAM market. The lawsuit argues they used the industry’s shift toward high‑bandwidth memory, the chips AI data centers are buying in bulk, as cover to cut production of older DDR3 and DDR4 modules that consumers rely on. Plaintiffs say prices have jumped nearly 700% in four years, pointing to Apple’s recent price hikes as evidence the squeeze is hitting everyday devices. History makes the case even more notable. Samsung and SK Hynix both pleaded guilty to DRAM price‑fixing in the early 2000s, a scandal that led to hundreds of millions in fines and prison time for executives. These are still allegations, and proving coordination inst...