Micron exited the consumer DRAM market in December 2025, leaving Samsung and SK Hynix as the only two major suppliers. It is now rumored that SK Hynix may follow Micron's lead, stopping the production of consumer DRAM and NAND chips.
Both companies sold directly to consumers. They just sell cheap jdec garbage ram, so people normally don’t buy them. Both companies do make a lot of storage devices and do sell directly to consumers.
Micron had sold their profitable product rights to lexar , and then split lexar back into its own company. If micron didn’t launch micron pro by crucial right before departing the business, it would have made sense for them to stop the consumer market since they were selling commodity jdec ram and cannot tell more profitable gaming targeted overclocked ram due to their deal is splitting off lexar. They killed crucial right when they could start selling the good stuff again.
Both companies sold directly to consumers. They just sell cheap jdec garbage ram, so people normally don’t buy them. Both companies do make a lot of storage devices and do sell directly to consumers.
Micron had sold their profitable product rights to lexar , and then split lexar back into its own company. If micron didn’t launch micron pro by crucial right before departing the business, it would have made sense for them to stop the consumer market since they were selling commodity jdec ram and cannot tell more profitable gaming targeted overclocked ram due to their deal is splitting off lexar. They killed crucial right when they could start selling the good stuff again.