Microsoft: Hosted Storage, Memory Costs Surge Over 2.5x, Expected to Double Again Next Fall

BlockBeats News, June 26, Microsoft announced that host storage and memory costs have increased by more than 2.5 times. It is expected that these costs will double again in the fall of 2027.

Prior to this, both Apple and Microsoft raised prices for their hardware products, signaling the beginning of a trend where AI chip demand is driving up storage costs, ultimately leading to price increases in consumer electronics.