Senators Demand Apple Commit to Not Buying Chinese Memory Chips

[johnsawyercjs]

Micron doesn't make memory for Apple anymore. So, that argument doesn't work.

Sure Apple still buys consumer-level DRAM from Micron. It's still used in a variety of products Apple currently manufactures.

 

[MysteriousStain]

Micron doesn't make memory for Apple anymore. So, that argument doesn't work.

 

[attila]

US government can take a hike. They gave way to both increased memory prices and ridiculous tariffs.

 

[vantelimus]

Sure Apple still buys consumer-level DRAM from Micron. It's still used in a variety of products Apple currently manufactures.

My mistake. I confused their closing of Crucial and exiting the consumer business with pulling out of their contracts with Apple. Thanks for the correction.

 

[ksec]

So how much are the scumbags at SK Hynix, Micron, Samsung paying these senators? These greedy companies have made more over the last 12 months than the whole time they’ve been making memory. Absolutely obscene.

Yes, Because for the whole time they have been making memory prior to this, half of the time they make a loss and half of the time they make decent profits.

Most people didn't care when they were losing money and all they wanted was free DRAM.

 

[DEMinSoCAL]

People should get more comfortable with the idea of checking whether their ideas and suspicions are backed up by findable facts. The devices they use to post these things can double as fact-finding tools prior to posting.

OR...you could just link to your references so hundreds of people don't have to waste time finding what you found.

I searched, and everything I found was from 2024.

 

[magbarn]

Yes, Because for the whole time they have been making memory prior to this, half of the time they make a loss and half of the time they make decent profits.

Most people didn't care when they were losing money and all they wanted was free DRAM.

Cry me a river, that’s how most industries operate. RAM was never free. This Memory Mafia is basically going to ensure RAM prices never come down again by allocating the vast majority of production to HBM which is useless for consumer usage. We need the Chinese to keep these thugs honest.

 

[MiamiFL]

Why? What is the concern if we use Chinese ram? I favor increased disentanglements from China and developing diversified options all over the world but if they can make Ram to spec....seems like we should use every source we can get.

Keep in mind the article said Chinese RAM would only be used in devices sold in China so why should we care? More non-Chinese RAM for Americans.

 

[MiamiFL]

I can see a number of sides to this.

• Restrict China’s revenue from memory.
• Make us less reliant on China for essential parts.
• Incentivize US companies to produce more, which also adds to the jobs.
• Prevent hardware backdoors which would be essential to national security.
• Schumer’s constituents want this.
• He probably owns stock — unfortunately every politician doubles in insider trading.

In any event it sucks.

You're ignoring the fact that Apple said Chinese RAM would only be used in products sold in China.