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The memory shortage shaking Apple and Microsoft is 'existential crisis' for smaller players

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Memory chips are getting expensive, and the pain is spreading unevenly across the industry. According to CNBC, Apple and Microsoft are raising device prices to cover the soaring chip costs—a move mainly available to giants. Smaller consumer electronics makers, meanwhile, face what some are calling an existential crisis.

Source: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/27/memory-crunch-shaking-app...

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