I think that what you have described is the apple mentality thats leaked into everything outside of amd, amd to a bit but no where near everything else, you want rgb's bang, pay the tax, you want a peice of glass instead of plastic, bang, pay the tax.
With ram, i see it like opec, stuff is to cheap, they all get together and ooo dont make so many, ye make those prices go up, but ever notice just like oil, when the price goes up it stays up, when the production costs go down, be it petrol or parts, the price stays high, now why is that.