Paying More for Apple
So lately, Apple has been making noticeable attempts to earn more money, such as hiking up prices, as well as adding ads to… uhm… Apple Maps? Firstly, the price increases of Apple’s products. Apple says they hiked up prices because RAM, or an essential electronic part, as well as SSD, or storage, has skyrocketed. Why have electronic parts gone up? Well, its all because of AI, and how many resources the AI data centers take up. The data centers need copious amounts of electronic parts to function efficiently, so companies funding the centers buy a up a lot of parts, which raises demand and prices. RAM, as I mentioned before, have increased almost 5-fold. Anyways, back to Apple. Apple’s reason seems like a logical excuse, right? I would agree, IF they weren’t literally supporting AI, and collaborating with major AI companies to create better models. They’re literally developing AI, letting prices rise, then forcing the public to pay higher prices for their products. Okay, maybe not forcing, but you get what I mean. ...