This seems to be a post implying that price fixing in the electronics industry is unthinkable because electronics are complex to manufacture. The actual histor

This seems to be a post implying that price fixing in the electronics industry is unthinkable because electronics are complex to manufacture. The actual history of the industry would indicate that price fixing is common: the LCD[1], RAM[2], optical drives[3][4], GPU[5] and CPU[6] markets have all faced massive scandals involving price fixing or other anti competitive collusion, often resulting in huge fines. [1] http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=aP1P0CBFZssE http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=aP1P0... [2] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DRAM_price_fixing http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DRAM_price_fixing [3] http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9243591/HP_sues_seven_optical_drive_makers_over_price_fixing http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9243591/HP_sues_seven... [4] http://www.pcworld.com/article/240937/hitachilg_data_storage_to_plead_guilty_on_pricefixing.html http://www.pcworld.com/article/240937/hitachilg_data_storage... [5] http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/28/nvidia-details-settlement-for-price-fixing-fiasco/ http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/28/nvidia-details-settlement... [6] http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/14/business/global/14compete.html?pagewanted=all http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/14/business/global/14compete....