> where is the proof?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DRAM_industry_price_fixing

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.[3]

re "what proof means": Im not your house boy. Go get it yourself.

proof ... the thing a narcissist demands from you, but will never acknowledge having received.

its a good lever when it works.