Apple to Raise Prices Due to Memory Chip Crunch (wsj.com)

so what have consumers gained from the 'A.I' boom ?

kids missing out on games - cz Switch prices went up.

regular joes - consumer hardware went up at least 50% from RAM, SSDs & other components

I guess regular joes gained the ability to 'chat' with a stochastic parrot & vibe code useless things.

I thought they fabbed RAM on-chip.

Apple has historically been able to keep prices the same even when everyone expected them to increase. Not a great sign that even Apple, with supply/pricing usually locked up years in advance, has to raise prices.