The Next Platform's latest analysis is built around a simple observation: memory used to be cheap, and it is not so cheap now. The headline itself asks readers to recall how inexpensive memory once was before the current period of higher prices.
The piece appears to be a commentary on the changing economics of memory rather than a breaking-news report. Because there is only one source, there is no competing perspective to weigh; the argument is presented as the outlet's own assessment of the current market.
For hardware buyers, the implication is that memory is no longer a commodity to take for granted. The Next Platform's framing suggests that the old assumption of ever-cheaper memory may no longer hold.