Talk:DRAM price fixing scandal

Needs a stub template added? --24.116.151.44 (talk) 19:38, 21 May 2008 (UTC)

Considering how it was one of the biggest price fixing scandals in history, I am amazed how small the article is. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 213.205.194.249 (talk) 17:18, 8 April 2016 (UTC)

Starting to see TV advertisements directing viewers to visit: http://dramclaims.com/settlement-details/

Website has some good information as well. (Specifically of interest, deadlines for actions to take, filing/exclusion/comments/etc.)

--PidGin128 (talk) 02:46, 10 March 2014 (UTC)

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it looks like again in 2022 there was another round of this with less press coverage and a fizzle: https://www.tomshardware.com/news/samsung-micron-sk-hynix-dodge-dram-price-fixing-lawsuit

https://appleinsider.com/articles/21/05/09/memory-producers-sued-over-alleged-dram-price-fixing Indrora (talk) 05:31, 2 December 2025 (UTC)

The section basically says:

• A lawsuit was filed alleging price fixing
• RAM prices increased around this time period

To a reader, this strongly implies that price fixing occurred. However, no sources are cited to show that price fixing actually occurred.

The mere existence of a lawsuit, on its own, is not evidence. Anyone can file a lawsuit and make whatever allegations they want, but until it's decided by a court or settled out of court, is not evidence for anything in particular. A merely filed lawsuit is especially not evidence that the plaintiff's claims are true and that the defendants are guilty. Frivolous lawsuits are filed all of the time. To resolve neutral point of view issues, the outcome of the lawsuit, or short of that, a response by the defendants should be included. Otherwise, this section suggests that price fixing without any actual evidence or reliable source.

As a result, I have added a {{POV}} tag until this is resolved. ~2026-19137-64 (talk) 19:26, 27 March 2026 (UTC)

It has been proposed in this section that DRAM price fixing scandal be renamed and moved to DRAM industry price fixing. A bot will list this discussion on the requested moves current discussions subpage within an hour of this tag being placed. The discussion may be closed 7 days after being opened, if consensus has been reached (see the closing instructions). Please base arguments on article title policy, and keep discussion succinct and civil. Please use {{subst:requested move}}. Do not use {{requested move/dated}} directly. Links: current log • target log • direct move

DRAM price fixing scandal → DRAM industry price fixing – I boldly moved the article before in 2022, but I am still not happy with the current title. I propose the new title because it is not a singular scandal and to add 'industry' because the price fixing is not a property of the DRAM itself. I am open to other suggestions. PhotographyEdits (talk) 21:32, 2 July 2026 (UTC) — Relisting. Jeffrey34555 (talk) 19:38, 9 July 2026 (UTC)

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• Support alternate move to DRAM price fixing conspiracy. It was more than just a scandal. At the same time, this article clearly refers to a singular event, and the recent accusations are unfounded as of yet. ᴢxᴄᴠʙɴᴍ (ᴛ) 04:30, 3 July 2026 (UTC)

Support original proposal. I think I see where you're coming from but I feel like conspiracy is redundant. All price fixing is the result of conspiracy. The original proposal also somewhat better addresses the fact that this article covers both a real thing that happened, unfounded accusations and a pending lawsuit. Viv Desjardin (talk, contrib) 17:43, 7 July 2026 (UTC)