- supposedly buying for their own use, rather than reselling
- bought as forward, rather than spot: much of what they've ""bought"" is a commitment to buy memory that has not yet been manufactured
> Will half the memory industry run into the ground because of the oversupply means their current production is unsellable?
They've seen that coming, this is why there isn't a massive expansion to meet the demand rise and instead they're letting "demand destruction" happen. A decision vindicated by the war, as well.