I remember the time when Taiwan was struck by a hurricane and RAM prices went through the roof... it was about half a year ago, wasn't it?
Anyway, EVERYBODY and their mom told me that once SDRAM prices went down, they would be useless since by then RAMBUS would be the standard... half a year later, RAMBUS still isn't anywhere near a standard and we have yet another flavor of RAM on our hands.. once again, everybody is saying that once SDRAM prices go back up, DDRAM (abb. abbreviation) will become the standard..
I am willing to put my entire computer where my mouth is, saying that DDRAM will NOT become a standard for at least a few more MONTHS (yes, that means at least a jillion technological lifetimes)