They are rehashing Rockefeller’s method. Rockefeller got ahead in oil by making it impossible for his competitors to do business. He would buy all the available drilling equipment and oil barrels even if he used only a fraction of them. Basically denying his competitors the ability to properly drill or store oil for processing and sale.
I’m not sure buying all the RAM, SSD and HDD capacity for years is gradual.
But I do agree it’s a problem.
They are rehashing Rockefeller’s method. Rockefeller got ahead in oil by making it impossible for his competitors to do business. He would buy all the available drilling equipment and oil barrels even if he used only a fraction of them. Basically denying his competitors the ability to properly drill or store oil for processing and sale.