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Apple’s ongoing problems with RAM shortages and higher prices won’t be solved anytime soon, because rapidly accelerating demand for high-end AI memory is devouring the consumer electronics industry.

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Over the past decade, computer manufacturers have prioritized form factor, launching sleeker models year after year. That involved making a drastic change to something most people never think about: ...