Dutch news outlet NU reported on Saturday that phones and laptops are becoming steadily more expensive, and that the chip shortage behind the trend is expected to last until at least 2028.
The report was carried alongside related coverage from other Dutch tech and business outlets, several of which pointed to memory components as a pressure point. Voka, the Flemish business network, flagged shortages of RAM memory as a source of concern for companies.
Coverage in the same roundup suggested the problem may run longer than NU's 2028 horizon. Android Planet asked why smartphones will remain sharply more expensive until 2030, while iCreate reported that iPhones, iPads and Macs are set to get more costly in the coming years and tied the trend to the same underlying causes.
De Morgen highlighted the social dimension, warning that a new MacBook Pro is not the only tech product at risk of becoming unaffordable for many buyers, and that this raises the risk of a digital divide.
The material reviewed does not specify which components are scarcest beyond memory, nor does it quantify expected price increases. NU's report frames the shortage as a multi-year condition rather than a short-term disruption.
Watch for further reporting on memory supply and on whether manufacturers pass more of the cost on to buyers in the years ahead.
