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==Micron's response== | ==Micron's response== | ||
In January 2026, WCCFetch released an interview with Christopher Moore, Micron's VP of Marketing, Mobile and Client Business Unit.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Zuhair |first=Muhammad |date=11 Jan 2026 |title=Micron Exclusive: Why Consumers Have Gotten the Memory Shortage Narrative All Wrong |url=https://wccftech.com/micron-exclusive-why-consumers-have-gotten-the-memory-shortage-narrative-all-wrong/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260304214014/https://wccftech.com/micron-exclusive-why-consumers-have-gotten-the-memory-shortage-narrative-all-wrong/ |archive-date=2026-03-04}}</ref> When asked whether memory suppliers are inclined towards catering to the AI sectors and leaving consumers behind. Moore replied: | In January 2026, WCCFetch released an interview with Christopher Moore, Micron's VP of Marketing, Mobile and Client Business Unit.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Zuhair |first=Muhammad |date=11 Jan 2026 |title=Micron Exclusive: Why Consumers Have Gotten the Memory Shortage Narrative All Wrong |url=https://wccftech.com/micron-exclusive-why-consumers-have-gotten-the-memory-shortage-narrative-all-wrong/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260304214014/https://wccftech.com/micron-exclusive-why-consumers-have-gotten-the-memory-shortage-narrative-all-wrong/ |archive-date=2026-03-04}}</ref> When asked whether memory suppliers are inclined towards catering to the AI sectors and leaving consumers behind. Moore replied using [[dark patterns]] in an attempt to convince users that they're "helping consumers around the world": | ||
{{Quote|''Well, first I would want to try to help everybody understand that the perception may not be exactly correct, at least from our point of view. So I would never want to tell someone what to think or that they're wrong, but our viewpoint is that we are trying to help consumers around the world. We're just doing it through different channels. We still have a very sizable business in the client and mobile markets. We are also, of course, servicing our data center customers. | {{Quote|''Well, first I would want to try to help everybody understand that the perception may not be exactly correct, at least from our point of view. So I would never want to tell someone what to think or that they're wrong, but our viewpoint is that we are trying to help consumers around the world. We're just doing it through different channels. We still have a very sizable business in the client and mobile markets. We are also, of course, servicing our data center customers. | ||
And what's going on right now is that the TAM and data center is growing just absolutely tremendously. And we want to make sure that, as a company, we help fulfill that TAM as well.''}} | And what's going on right now is that the TAM and data center is growing just absolutely tremendously. And we want to make sure that, as a company, we help fulfill that TAM as well.''}} | ||
==Consumer response== | ==Consumer response== | ||
Micron's decision to supply AI businesses and Moore's response caused outrage by consumers. {{Citation needed}} | Micron's decision to supply AI businesses and Moore's response caused outrage by consumers. {{Citation needed}} | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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