Comment by officeplant

>In the past they have not.

Well guess what :) They've done it before, they will do it again.

"To date, five manufacturers have pleaded guilty to their involvement in an international price-fixing conspiracy between July 1, 1998, and June 15, 2002, including Hynix, Infineon, Micron Technology, Samsung, and Elpida.[1]"

[1]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DRAM_industry_price_fixing