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minus-squaredroans@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·12 hours agoThat’s exactly why they can alienate them. The PC manufacturers don’t really have many vendors to choose from.
minus-squareDamage@feddit.itlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·11 hours agoFor now. Would you risk a long-standing relationship with your most important customers for a temporary boost in income?
minus-squaredroans@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·8 hours agoWouldn’t be the first time. They got caught in a huge price-fixing scandal just about a decade back and nothing changed. And again, where are the customers going to go? There’s only so much capacity and no one’s building new plants.
That’s exactly why they can alienate them. The PC manufacturers don’t really have many vendors to choose from.
For now. Would you risk a long-standing relationship with your most important customers for a temporary boost in income?
Wouldn’t be the first time. They got caught in a huge price-fixing scandal just about a decade back and nothing changed.
And again, where are the customers going to go? There’s only so much capacity and no one’s building new plants.