Don't they build these Macs just-in-time? The bandwidth doesn't change with the RAM, so surely it couldn't have been that hard to just... use higher capacity RAM modules?

"No chance?" But it has been reported that the next generation of Apple Silicon started production a few weeks ago. Those deliveries may enable Apple to release its remaining M3 Ultra SKUs for sale to the public (because it has something Better for its internal PCC build-out).

It also may point to other devices ᯅ depending upon such new Apple Silicon arriving sooner, rather than later. (Hey, I should start a YouTube channel or religion or something. /s)

No one is saying they built a new chip.

But the decision to come to market with a 512GB sku may have changed from not making sense to “people will buy this”.

Dies are designed in years.

This was just a coincidence.

What part of “no one is saying they designed a new chip” is lost here?

Sorry, non of us a fan boys trying to shape apple is great narratives