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That’s a bold statement to make in the 21st century when nearly everything is run on computers, including cars, planes, hospital networks, etc etc.


Not really. They can get RAM just fine, and delay upgrade/refresh cycles to stretch existing component lifecycle, which was already very long if they needed to.


They can get RAM at drastically more expensive rates. And not all critical applications have unlimited budgets to absorb the increase. It’s the reverse Jevon’s paradox.




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