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==Consumer-impact summary==
==Consumer-impact summary==
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Micron's decision to end the consumer-targeted business had caused majorly negative impact, in where several consumers had critiqued this decision. The 2025 DRAM shortage has increased the prices of these components, and the withdrawal of Crucial contributes to worsen this shortage. This also reduces the available alternatives of computer components for the consumers.


==Incidents==
==Incidents==
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This is a list of all consumer-protection incidents this company is involved in. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the [[:Category:{{FULLPAGENAME}}|{{PAGENAME}} category]].
===Exit from consumer global business (''December 2025'')===}
On December 3, Micron announced that they will no longer be producing Crucial components for consumers, to focus exclusively in the AI and data centers market. They also announced they will continue their consumer product shipments until the end of fiscal Q2 occurs (February 2026).
<ref>{{Cite web |date=3 Dec 2025 |title=Micron Announces Exit from Crucial Consumer Business |url=https://investors.micron.com/news-releases/news-release-details/micron-announces-exit-crucial-consumer-business |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.is/F7ORF |archive-date=4 Dec 2025 |access-date=26 Jan 2026}}</ref>
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Short summary of the incident (could be the same as the summary preceding the article).
===Crucial exits from consumer global business (''December 2025'')===
===Example incident two (''date'')===
{{Main|Micron retires Crucial products from consumer business}}
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On December 3, 2025, Micron announced that they will no longer be producing and selling Crucial components for consumers, to focus exclusively in the AI and data centers market. They also announced they will continue their consumer product shipments until the end of fiscal Q2 occurs (February 2026).
<ref>{{Cite web |date=3 Dec 2025 |title=Micron Announces Exit from Crucial Consumer Business |url=https://investors.micron.com/news-releases/news-release-details/micron-announces-exit-crucial-consumer-business |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260124004930/https://investors.micron.com/news-releases/news-release-details/micron-announces-exit-crucial-consumer-business |archive-date=24 Jan 2026|access-date=26 Jan 2026}}</ref>


==Products==
==Products==
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* Dynamic Random Access Memory (DRAM)
* Solid State Disks (SSDs)
* Flash Memory


==See also==
==See also==
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*[[Artificial intelligence]]
*[[RAM Shortage]]


==References==
==References==

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Micron
Basic information
Founded 1978-10
Legal Structure Public
Industry Semiconductors, Computer hardware
Also known as
Official website https://www.micron.com/

Micron Technology, Inc, also known simply as Micron, is an American technology company that designs and sells computer components such as dynamic random-access memory (DRAM), flash memory and solid state disks (SSDs). It was founded in 1978 in Boise, Idaho, by Ward Parkinson, Joe Parkinson, Dennis Wilson and Doug Pitman. Crucial, their consumer-targeted brand, was pretty known for their products amongst PC gamers.

Consumer-impact summary

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Overview of concerns that arise from the conduct towards users of the product (if applicable):

  • User Freedom
  • User Privacy
  • Business Model
  • Market Control

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Incidents

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Crucial exits from consumer global business (December 2025)

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Main article: Micron retires Crucial products from consumer business

On December 3, 2025, Micron announced that they will no longer be producing and selling Crucial components for consumers, to focus exclusively in the AI and data centers market. They also announced they will continue their consumer product shipments until the end of fiscal Q2 occurs (February 2026). [1]

Products

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  • Dynamic Random Access Memory (DRAM)
  • Solid State Disks (SSDs)
  • Flash Memory

See also

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References

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  1. "Micron Announces Exit from Crucial Consumer Business". 3 Dec 2025. Archived from the original on 24 Jan 2026. Retrieved 26 Jan 2026.