It's nice to see this case being brought.
I hope it ends up doing something for the insane hardware costs. If nothing else, I'd hope that the old production lines can be stood up by other companies if Hynix and Micron can't be arsed to continue.
this post was submitted on 29 Jun 2026
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It will only have an effect if the fines threaten their profits, and that seems unlikely.
Fines aren't the only option for punishment
Burn the chip's cartel.
If this doesn't lead anywhere, we'll probably have to wait until 2029 when a competent governmental department free of corruption could possibly appear.
It's a lot more work to remove corruption than it is to introduce it. Changing the political orientation of the the ruling majority is not even guaranteed to want to fix this. It's a people problem, not a political problem.
Fucking Trump era needs to end!
Anybody interested in the full filing, here you go: https://stream-ai.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/class-action-complaints/6-25-26/Garciaguirre_et_al_v_Samsung_Electronics_Co_Ltd_et__candce-26-06345__0001.0.pdf