Amazon hikes hardware prices by 60%, blaming memory shortage - TechCrunch

As the memory shortage continues to cause trouble for hardware makers, Amazon says it is now being forced to pass on the costs to its consumers.

Over the weekend, Amazon significantly raised the prices of its hardware devices, jacking them up by as much as 60% in some cases.
The price explosion impacted Fire TVs, Echos, Kindles, and Eeros. O…