… The entire situation is absurd and unfair, but it puts the price of handhelds like MSI's $1,799 Claw 8 EX AI+ into perspective; that's just how much this kind of ultra-enthusiast hardware costs now . …
… Tariffs were largely responsible for those, though this time around, the ongoing RAM and storage crisis that's being perpetuated by the tech industry's all-in bet on AI is to blame. …
… Another big concern for fans is the ongoing RAM crisis born from the AI sector's voracious appetite for memory and storage. …
… Microsoft has raised prices for all SKUs on offer, meaning the high end models are now more expensive too. A top end Surface Laptop 15-inch with Snapdragon X Elite, 64GB RAM and 1TB SSD storage now costs a staggering $3,649. …
… In fact, I'm right there with you; between the ongoing RAM and storage crisis brought on by the tech industry going all in on AI and rising development costs leading to higher game prices GTA 6 is $80 , by the way , the cost of both new games and the hardware to play them on is becoming untenable. …
… Microsoft just suffered the worst quarter since the financial crisis in 2008 , raising more concerns among investors about AI turning into a profitable venture. …
… Xbox announces ANOTHER console price hike, and this one is steep The cost of Xbox Series X|S consoles is about to climb by $100 or more, with Microsoft announcing new price hikes amid tech's ongoing hardware crisis. …
… Well, with AI , memory and storage costs are going up . …
… With more and more of Microsoft's attention, infrastructure, and code being written by hallucination-prone artificial intelligence platforms, Microsoft seems to be chasing AI investor hype at the cost of quality and customers. …
… "Look, it's natural that prices go up, every generation around us is raising prices, but I don't think you can raise prices through the hardware crisis that we're seeing, and so it will require fundamental change in terms of how we innovate and how we think about the business models and how we go b… …