US-based Micron will retire memory products sold under the Crucial brand, which includes NVMe SSDs and external storage, as well as DDR4 and DDR5 RAM.
Consumer shipments will continue until February 2026. Going forward, Micron will focus on supplying memory for AI data centers, a more lucrative business that has been hogging memory supply at the expense of consumer products.
“Micron has made the difficult decision to exit the Crucial consumer business in order to improve supply and support for our larger, strategic customers in faster-growing segments,” EVP Sumit Sadana said in the announcement.
Research firm TrendForce reports that Micron was the third largest supplier of DRAM behind Samsung and SK Hynix. The three companies also dominated the DRAM market with a 92% market share.
As a result, Micron’s exit leaves a sizable hole in the consumer memory market, depriving PC builders of the trusted Crucial brand. It also remains unclear if any company can fill the gap when analysts are warning that the memory shortage could last for years. Samsung and SK Hynix are also reportedly prioritizing profitability over risky expansions.
In addition, the news might not bode well for PC graphics cards since Micron supplied GDDR7 video memory to Nvidia’s RTX 5000 series, in addition to Samsung and SK Hynix.
darkcalling [comrade/them, she/her] - 1w
Fuck.
Please China, this is your opening to get access to and loyalty from western consumers who are screaming in pain. Unleash your production capacity, get one stellar quality brand to start selling SSDs at reasonable prices, high quality and same with RAM and these companies will struggle to ever get their market share back once the AI bubble bursts. (This also makes warring on you by the US that much harder if you can get in)
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EatPotatoes [none/use name] - 1w
That is the end result of a campaign of economic warfare we must wage. We must do everything can for a catastrophic bursting of the AI bubble. Cut off the data as much as possible. Help your friends and family disable tracking, ads etc. Urge them to cancel accounts. Tell them AI is turning them into idiots, be brutal. Move them to Libreoffice and Icecat. Then move them to Linux. Tell the gamers in your life that their passive consumerism is killing any exciting future for their hobby.
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ProletarianDictator [none/use name] - 1w
I have been doing this for decades lmao
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EatPotatoes [none/use name] - 1w
Cool, but the treatlitarian are the new revolutionary vanguard
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RIP Crucial: Memory Supplier Micron Exits Consumer Market to Chase AI
https://www.pcmag.com/news/rip-crucial-memory-supplier-micron-exits-consumer-market-to-chase-aiFuck.
Please China, this is your opening to get access to and loyalty from western consumers who are screaming in pain. Unleash your production capacity, get one stellar quality brand to start selling SSDs at reasonable prices, high quality and same with RAM and these companies will struggle to ever get their market share back once the AI bubble bursts. (This also makes warring on you by the US that much harder if you can get in)
That is the end result of a campaign of economic warfare we must wage. We must do everything can for a catastrophic bursting of the AI bubble. Cut off the data as much as possible. Help your friends and family disable tracking, ads etc. Urge them to cancel accounts. Tell them AI is turning them into idiots, be brutal. Move them to Libreoffice and Icecat. Then move them to Linux. Tell the gamers in your life that their passive consumerism is killing any exciting future for their hobby.
I have been doing this for decades lmao
Cool, but the treatlitarian are the new revolutionary vanguard