{"id":1826,"date":"2025-12-03T23:01:06","date_gmt":"2025-12-03T19:01:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.actutech.app\/crucial-is-shutting-down-because-micron-wants-to-sell-its-ram-and-ssds-to-ai-companies-instead\/"},"modified":"2025-12-03T23:01:06","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T19:01:06","slug":"crucial-is-shutting-down-because-micron-wants-to-sell-its-ram-and-ssds-to-ai-companies-instead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.actutech.app\/en\/crucial-is-shutting-down-because-micron-wants-to-sell-its-ram-and-ssds-to-ai-companies-instead\/","title":{"rendered":"Crucial is shutting down \u2014 because Micron wants to sell its RAM and SSDs to AI companies instead"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-caption=\"\" data-portal-copyright=\"\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/micron-crucial-image.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0,0,100,100\" \/><figcaption>\n\t\t<\/figcaption><\/p><\/figure>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">Micron is retiring the Crucial brand, marking the end of its line of budget-friendly solid-state drives (SSDs) and RAM kits, <a href=\"https:\/\/videocardz.com\/newz\/micron-kills-off-crucial-cosnumer-brand-to-focus-on-ai-and-enterprise\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">as reported earlier by <em>VideoCardz<\/em><\/a>. In <a href=\"https:\/\/investors.micron.com\/news-releases\/news-release-details\/micron-announces-exit-crucial-consumer-business\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">an announcement on Wednesday<\/a>, Micron says winding down its consumer-focused business will \u201cimprove supply and support for our larger, strategic customers in faster-growing segments\u201d \u2014 a.k.a. AI companies.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">The brand\u2019s shutdown is a huge blow for PC builders and hobbyists, who are already dealing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/news\/828337\/ram-memory-shortage-crunch-market-prices-central-micro-center\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">with skyrocketing RAM prices<\/a> linked to a surge in demand from AI companies. OpenAI, for example, <a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2025\/10\/01\/openai-ropes-in-samsung-sk-hynix-to-source-memory-chips-for-stargate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">struck a deal with SK Hynix and Samsung<\/a> to make up to 900,000 DRAM per month for its Stargate project.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">Now, there\u2019s going to be one less brand selling consumer-focused memory for PCs, potentially intensifying the global memory shortage. Soaring demand for RAM is already impacting pricing at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/news\/831032\/cyberpowerpc-maingear-ram-price-increases-pc-gaming\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CyberPowerPC<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.techpowerup.com\/343292\/framework-halts-selling-of-standalone-ram-anticipates-increased-memory-prices\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Framework<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/news\/836221\/raspberry-pi-price-increases-ram-costs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Raspberry Pi<\/a>, while <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcmag.com\/news\/hp-to-raise-prices-lower-configurations-due-to-soaring-memory-costs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HP has even hinted at raising<\/a> the prices of its devices or equipping them with less memory.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">Micron will keep shipping Crucial products until the end of February 2026 and provide \u201ccontinued warranty service and 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