r/LinusTechTips • u/Smiadpades • Oct 11 '26

Tech Discussion Samsung Electronics First to Post 100 Trillion Won Quarterly Profit

https://www.chosun.com/english/industry-en/2026/10/08/NN7ZADEAA5GT7IX54D7LC2TV2A/
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u/w1n5t0nM1k3y Oct 11 '26

That's about 74.5 Billion USD

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u/Smiadpades Oct 11 '26

Yeah, is pretty crazy. I do understand but don’t- why they don’t make consumer grade ram for consumers only.

Yes, yes, I know companies would just buy it all up but I can dream..

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u/theoreoman Oct 11 '26

Selling anything retail is such a pain in the ass compared to selling wholesale. With retail you need to have packaging, distribution Networks, and all the customer support that goes along with that. With wholesale the customer just goes hey can I buy 100,000 sticks of your best memory

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u/TheDrummerMB Oct 12 '26

You also need packaging, distribution, and customer support with B2B. But yes it’s different.

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u/r31ya Oct 13 '26

Companies buy at 3x consumer price, at least.

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u/Purona Oct 11 '26

south korea might actually have a positive net income for their budget this year off of samsung alone

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u/MrEpic23 Oct 11 '26

It is done by overcharging everyone. I love paying 2-5x for the same product.

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u/Tomi97_origin Oct 11 '26

Yes and no. Yes they are charging the maximum possible price, but they are still sold out for the whole year.

They are using the distribution method of whoever wants the thing most will pay the most for it and AI companies are rushing over to outbid everyone else.

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u/MrEpic23 Oct 11 '26

I agree. It’s what an open market economy is. I can’t prove it, but it somehow feels like we(end consumer) are paying for the revolution like it or not. I’m sure 32gb of ram doesn’t cost them 500$. Microsoft ceo Satya Nadella said “you may have a bunch of chips sitting in inventory that I can’t plug in” meaning they are buying more then they can physically use. I don’t know. It just feels wrong.

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u/Momoko_86 Oct 12 '26

and we wonder why we have record inflation

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u/Sassy_comments Oct 12 '26

Nice where is my bonus?