Tom Mainelli
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32 is even better.
And so just as the industry is moving towards you should buy a PC with more RAM, more RAM has suddenly gotten much more expensive.
Yeah, it's a great question.
It's something that I think everybody is considering right now.
I've got a freshman in college, a sophomore in high school, and I'm happy to say that their phones and PCs are relatively recent vintage.
but my wife's phone is getting a little long in the tooth.
You know, one thing that's interesting about the smartphone side of things is in the US and a lot of mature markets, we tend to buy on installment plans.
And so a price increase on a smartphone that you are paying off over the course of two years is a little less painful than a dramatic price increase for a PC where you pay for it all upfront.
And then, of course, you've got to factor in all the other devices that consumers buy, whether it's a tablet or a wearable or smart home device.
Everything's got memory in it today.
And so there will be a juggling act to figure out, OK, what can I afford and when?