[whatever1]

I did not suggest to burn it. They could have bought years ago a ram fab and ensure their supply will not dry up.

Now their sales will go down as a result of the failed planning. But more importantly lost once in a lifetime opportunity to corner the entire personal computer market

[SoftTalker]

They could have, yes. But that's not really in their DNA and mostly an observation with the benefit of hindsight. Apple aren't a hardware manufacturer. Designer, yes. But the making has always been outsourced AFAIK.

[whatever1]

Apple is not new in the game of booking the entire capacity of a fab.