Through their actions they’re revealing that all of the excuses thus far were a lie. “Chip shortage”, “wood shortage”, “salmon shortage”, were all fake and overblown, and the real problem was too much money the whole time.
So all the electronics manufacturers and lumber suppliers are just engaging in some vast conspiracy? All the laptops and access points and microcontrollers and such that are hard to buy are just being hidden in hastily constructed wooden castles somewhere?
You really think that every manufacturer on the planet is conspiring to make people think there is a chip shortage?