Apple may have a plan to 'ease frustration over price hikes and longer delivery times' with its Macs — but I wouldn't count on it working

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  • Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has added to the prevailing pessimism around the RAM crisis
  • Of RAM destined for consumer electronics in 2026, an "estimated 15 – 20% is expected to shift to data centers in 2027, and that share could grow"
  • Apple is trying to maneuver to use a big Chinese chip maker to shore up its RAM supply lines, we're told

Another negative sentiment has been aired about the RAM crisis, as a prominent leaker and analyst has underlined that data centers will consume even more consumer memory supply next year – and that Apple may look to China for help shoring up its RAM stocks.

Wccftech flagged that Ming-Chi Kuo posted on X, noting: "Of the memory capacity allocated to consumer electronics in 2026, an estimated 15 – 20% is expected to shift to data centers in 2027, and that share could grow."

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