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		alpaca128 on June 5, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Apple Introduces M2 Ultra I get that lack of competition explains the price, but I don't think that means it's justified.

sib on June 6, 2023 [–]

If there is no competition (substitute, for given use cases and/or customers) and customers are willing to pay for it, then that is pretty much the definition of its being justified.

paulryanrogers on June 6, 2023 | [–]

Or a monopolist is buying up all the limited supply of that semiconductor tech, so no one can compete.

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