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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 increase prices and lesser the avaivility of DRAM. This also reduces the available alternatives of computer components for the consumers.


==Incidents==
==Incidents==


===Crucial exits from consumer global business (''December 2025'')===
===Crucial exits from consumer global business (''December 2025'')===
{{Main|Exit of Crucial from consumer business}}
{{Main|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).  
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=https://archive.is/F7ORF |archive-date=4 Dec 2025 |access-date=26 Jan 2026}}</ref>
<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==
*[[Artificial intelligence]]
*[[Artificial intelligence]]
*[[RAM Shortage]]


==References==
==References==