After Apple and Microsoft's Xbox raised prices due to a shortage of memory chips, tech observers are not optimistic about future prices.
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After Apple and Microsoft's Xbox raised prices due to a shortage of memory chips, tech observers are not optimistic about future prices.
Asian technology stocks slumped after Apple Inc. and Microsoft Corp. raised prices for their products, stoking concern that rising component costs will curb demand for devices and eventually slow the memory chip rally that has powered much of the AI trade. After Apple and Microsoft's Xbox raised prices due to a shortage of memory chips, tech observers are not optimistic about future prices. Tech giants roll out steep price increases amid shortage of memory chips used to power AI.
Bloomberg reported the story as "AI Cost Reality Check Hits Asia Tech Stocks as Apple Hikes Price." Business Insider reported the story as "What smart people are saying about price hikes by Apple and Xbox."
3 sources have covered this story, including Business Insider, Bloomberg and Al Jazeera English. The earliest reporting in the cluster landed about 13 hours ago.
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